"Because American leadership matters. And it is in question."But let's be absolutely clear: "The United States didn't give our Greatest Generation to the fight against Nazi Germany or commit half a century of focus and resources to defeating Soviet communism just out of a sense of altruism. And we aren't helping partners resist authoritarian aggression today out of some warm and fuzzy sense of charity."We haven't equipped the brave people of Ukraine, Israel, or Taiwan with lethal capabilities in order to win philanthropic accolades.
On Super Bowl Sunday, the following 18 Republican senators supported the Ukraine war funding:
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
John Kennedy (R-LA)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
John Thune (R-SD)
Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Todd Young (R-IN)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) acknowledged the unusual scheduling.
"We're not urgently strengthening defenses in the Indo-Pacific because it feels good."We don't wield American strength frivolously.
"We equip our friends to face our shared adversaries so we're less likely to have to spend American lives to defeat them."For years, I've warned about the growing threats to America's national security, and the growing coordination among our adversaries.
"The Chinese autocrat hoping to subjugate Taiwan also wants to consign American leadership to history."The Iranian regime that equips the slaughter of Israeli Jews and a terrorist war on international commerce also wants to shatter our influence in the region and spill American blood in the process.
"Delaying until the costs in American lives and treasure rise immeasurably is not an option."The time to stand up to these gathering threats is right now.
"Every night, millions of Americans sleep in peace because brave men and women continue to answer the call to serve in our nation's armed forces."Every day, millions of Americans turn for their livelihood to an economic order built and underwritten by American leadership.
"The endurance of an order in which American support is craved and American strength is feared is in doubt."And we, the United States of America, have the most to lose.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/disgusting-us-senate-advances-95-billion-aid-package/
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