And it’s true. Why should U.S. support for Israel in its defense against bloodthirsty jihadis be linked to a money-laundering operation for U.S. Democrats?
“Johnson throws down gauntlet on Israel-Ukraine spending battle,” by Aris Folley and Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, October 27, 2023:
The bipartisan effort to aid Ukraine is facing an increasingly complicated road ahead in the coming weeks as House conservatives, now led by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), set the stage for a thorny battle over the proposed funding.
Johnson, in his first interview with Fox News on Thursday, said he told the White House the consensus of the GOP conference “is that we need to bifurcate” aid to Ukraine and Israel.
“We can’t allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine, because I don’t believe it would stop there, and it would probably encourage and empower China to perhaps make a move on Taiwan. We have these concerns,” Johnson said Thursday. But he also argued the White House has not been clear on “what is the endgame in Ukraine.”
His comments came hours after a group of conservative senators introduced a bill to send aid to Israel, splitting it off from the White House’s $105 billion supplemental funding request that also included aid for Ukraine, Taiwan and other issues.
The push underscores the growing Republican resistance to linking assistance for both nations, even as GOP leadership has pushed for a joint package in the Senate.
President Biden pressed Congress for the aid in a prime-time address last week, with Ukraine to receive about $61 billion in lethal assistance, while Israel, a far better militarily equipped country, to get about $14 billion for air and missile defenses.
“The difference here is that Israel has a very advanced military, a very Western style military already. So the needs writ large are different between what Israel is asking for and what Ukraine is asking for,” Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Thursday….
somehistory says
Ukraine has already received and received….billions. How much has made it back to biden’s pockets? Perhaps the pockets of other corrupt greedy crats.
As long as they are benefiting from giving the taxpayer’s money to the corrupt zelenski, they will continue to give it
There is something in it for those in favor of sending it…or they wouldn’t. Those who demand that it be sent.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
Democrats – and unfortunately not a small percent of Republicans – absolutely love spending other people’s money.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Once Ukraine stops being a priority for the State Department and the Council of Foreign Relations, it’ll stop being a priority for the Kremlin as well. Nobody wants to pour money into a sinkhole: the Russians didn’t before 2014
We also need to pull out of NATO, which is now perverted beyond recognition. All I can remember them doing since the Cold War ended is dismembering Serbia, destabilizing Libya, turning a blind eye on Artsakh as well as Turkish threats against Greece. At this point, NATO needs to be disbanded, and a total re-alignment of countries needs to happen, depending on their individual interests
Which are not the same as their collective interests!
aum says
Distinction is important.
OLD GUY says
Sadly there are people all round the world and in America who like to see war breakout, because it is profitable for their business. A lot of people and corporations make huge sums of money off of supplying weapons, ammunition, equipment and agricultural food products to the military and governments involved. Who says war isn’t a good thing, it can turn a countries economy around vary quickly, just in time for an upcoming election even.
Joe Fecher says
“Return the Favor”
Follow the money trail…
Turn them upside-down and shake it loose; send that for aid.
Just like they have done to the American people!