What explains the catastrophic foolishness of Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson and his Republican caucus? Specifically, why do they not perceive the calamitous penalties of their refusal to offer urgently wanted army provides to the Ukrainians of their determined battle to cease Russia’s invasion of their nation?
Is it just because assist to Ukraine has gotten sure up with laws to extend border safety — laws that Home Republicans won’t ever move so long as they suppose conserving the immigration difficulty alive will assist their probabilities within the 2024 election?
Or is it as a result of their comprehension of international coverage and the teachings of historical past is severely restricted?
Or is it as a result of they need to please their celebration chief, former President Donald Trump, who disdains Ukraine and admires Vladimir Putin?
Or is it as a result of, amongst their Christian Nationalist delusions, there may be the notion that Putin is an ally of their battle in opposition to Godless secularism and woke ideology?
Or is it as a result of they’ve been paying too a lot consideration to Tucker Carlson and Fox Information?
“All the above” could also be one of the best clarification.
It’s bitterly ironic that the Home GOP’s self-named Freedom Caucus exhibits the least curiosity in defending freedom in Ukraine. Ukrainians are being attacked by Putin’s savage military due to their flip towards the democratic values of the West, but that invasion appears simply advantageous with Republican representatives like Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Ought to Ukraine be defeated and made a vassal state of Russia, Putin might be emboldened. He can simply discover new historic pretexts and territorial claims to justify incursions into Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland and Poland — all NATO members.
In that occasion, would Home Republicans be keen to reside as much as the treaty commitments the USA has made to defend these nations? Or will they betray our allies and cower below their America First banner?
There are many questions begging for a solution, however it’s the intelligence, integrity and patriotism of Johnson and the opposite Republicans in Congress that is most questionable.
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