Earl (01-23-2020)
87 Senators Voted For Ukraine Aid, Objected to Halt, But Now They Want No Evidence Why The Aid Was Withheld.
They asked about it, they expressed concern when they found out about the hold.
But everybody knows why they no longer care why the aid was withheld.
If they question it, they run afoul of President Trump.
And they are afraid to do that.
All the Republicans live in fear of being insulted on twitter by the President.
If the President goes against you, you are doomed in the Republican party. He rules by tweet.
Isn't it amazing the about-face turn-around the Republican Senate did on the Aid to Ukraine?
First they are for it, they approved it, they voted for it. Then, they were very concerned when it was withheld, very relieved when it was released.
And now they have an opportunity to vote to see evidence explaining exactly what happened, and they are turning it down.
No.
They don't want to see evidence.
Because Trump doesn't want them to.
Now, I ask you.
How many innocent individuals fight to keep evidence which might prove their innocence from being seen?
Innocent people don't do that. That's what GUILTY people do.
"Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell praised the Trump administration’s release of the funds, saying: “It would have been a mistake to hold back our assistance to the brave people of Ukraine. Doing so would have undermined our partners in Ukraine and Eastern Europe and further emboldened the Kremlin.”
It was one of several disputes recently between Trump and members of Congress, including some of his fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, over his administration’s decision to sidestep congressional approval to fund its own policy initiatives.
Lawmakers from both parties had said they expected Congress would pass legislation to reinstate the aid for Ukraine if the administration had not released the money. "
Reuters Sept 12 2019
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Earl (01-23-2020)
Cypress (01-23-2020)
Hypocrites by fear.
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Earl (01-23-2020)
nevermind it's a BAD IDEA to fight a proxy war on Russia's border -“It would have been a mistake to hold back our assistance to the brave people of Ukraine. Doing so would have undermined our partners in Ukraine and Eastern Europe and further emboldened the Kremlin.”
the AID WAS RELEASED IN THE FISCAL YEAR
The "overwhelming " evidence by the House Democrats should suffice.
It is the duty of the Senate to evaluate that evidence, not produce it for the lazy Dems.
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Earl (01-23-2020)
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Earl (01-23-2020)
Donbass is basically Russian with Russian lingua franca, and industrial/economic ties to Russia.
The population that lives there is overwhelmingly Russian.
Let them settle their own border - us providing lethal arms actually prolongs the war.
We have a NATO presence in the Black Sea -any "incident" is a trip wire to war
Kissinger: “demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one.”
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Cold War 2.0 Russia hysteria is turning people’s brains into guacamole.
We’ve got to find a way to snap out of the propaganda trance
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Buddha: "trust the person who seeks truth and mistrust the person who claims he has found it "
1.2.3.4.5.6.7. All Good Children Go to Heaven
Hello Adolf_Twitler,
Standing up for what is right means I only converse with one of them, and I am happy to dispute anti-Americanism even if it is presented in a civil manner.
Asking why we should come to the aid of an ally in a strategic location, which was voted on by an overwhelming majority of the Senate is like asking if we should care about our own country.
Which, apparently, Republicans place second behind their own party.
And that begs of the question: "What good is having party power in a nation whose power becomes subservient to dictator Putin?"
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Adolf_Twitler (01-23-2020)
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