In the US, Republicans in Congress have introduced a resolution seeking to halt US aid to Ukraine, citing the massive cost to taxpayers, the risk of escalation with Moscow, and the toll on America’s own arsenal after some $30 billion in arms transfers.
“President Joe Biden must have forgotten his prediction from March 2022, suggesting that arming Ukraine with military equipment will escalate the conflict to ‘World War III’”, Gaetz said in a press release announcing the resolution. “We must suspend all foreign aid for the war in Ukraine and demand that all combatants in this conflict reach a peace agreement immediately”.
Arguing that the United States is in a period of “managed decline”, Gaetz said the problems will only get worse if the government continue to “hemorrhage taxpayer dollars” in a foreign conflict.
Though a growing number of House Republicans are increasingly wary of the aid – among them House Speaker Kevin McCarthy – senior lawmakers in the Senate have been more supportive. In December, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell declared that “providing assistance for Ukrainians to defeat the Russians is the number one priority for the United States right now”, claiming that view was broadly shared among the GOP.
Still, I’m glad sanity has returned to these eleven members of Congress because the way things are going, Ukraine cannot possibly win!
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