Posted on 06/04/2023 11:19:54 PM PDT by McGruff
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador under former President Donald Trump, went after her ex-boss and 2024 rival Ron DeSantis on Sunday over their refusal to say whether they want Ukraine to win its war against Russia.
In recent town hall events, Trump, the favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, said that he wanted the war to end, but that he would help Ukraine and Russia negotiate a settlement.
Florida Governor DeSantis, Trump's nearest rival for the Republican nomination, said recently that he supports a settlement to the war, and that he hopes fighting will end by the time the next president takes the oath of office in January 2025.
"It's in the best interest of our national security for Ukraine to win," she added.
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Isn't it because we're stuck in NATO?
Without the US, NATO is a paper tiger. We supply most of the firepower, logistics, and money. Only 8 members meet their commitment of at least 2% of GDP spent on defense. NATO membership represents a life insurance policy that provides a security guarantee that the U S will act as the guarantor of their national sovereignty up to and including the use of nuclear weapons. An attack against one is an attack against all.
The US has provided Europe’s security umbrella since the end of WWII. While the US taxpayer pays most of the bill, Europe has constructed a generous social welfare system without the need to spend significant amounts of money on defense. Uncle Sap has been paying most of the premiums on this life insurance policy called NATO. Membership has been a great deal for the European members. For the US, not so much. NATO expansion has been a disaster increasing the risks for the US with no real benefits.
Yeah, I remember Trump talking about some of this.
Hubby talks about it too.
“We weren’t attacked, and we’re not at war. Where do you want this to end?”
Easy with Putin and Russia leaving Ukraine.
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