OPINION:
Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, joined by Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, have made wild statements and taken absurd positions concerning U.S. aid to Ukraine. The three of them want to abandon that country, which would allow Russia to overrun it.
Their geopolitical ignorance is astonishing. Ms. Greene said: “Under Republicans, not another penny will go to Ukraine. Our country comes first.”
Mr. Gaetz proposed a resolution calling for an end to Ukraine aid, and Mr. Hawley said U.S. support of Ukraine’s survival has to stop. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has joined them by saying the war in Ukraine is “not a vital national interest but a territorial dispute.”
These government officials put politics first — to the detriment of our country. They are trying to make President Biden look bad and don’t consider the impact of their positions on the world stage.
Thankfully, the majority of our government officials understand the need to stand up to Russian aggression. They should not allow politics to threaten our national security or the security of other countries.
Vital military funding for Ukraine is hung up in the House because the Republicans want to tie it to tightening U.S.-Mexico border security.
I agree that we have to stop the influx of illegal immigrants entering our country. However, preventing Russia from conquering Ukraine, attacking NATO countries and then drawing the U.S. into a major war with millions of casualties and costing hundreds of additional billions of dollars should be a very high strategic priority.
DONALD MOSKOWITZ
Londonderry, New Hampshire
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