{"id":538289,"date":"2023-01-10T03:27:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-gop-has-no-mandate-for-ham-handed-cuts-to-defense-or-ukraine-aid\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T03:27:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:27:56","slug":"the-gop-has-no-mandate-for-ham-handed-cuts-to-defense-or-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-gop-has-no-mandate-for-ham-handed-cuts-to-defense-or-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"#The GOP has no mandate for ham-handed cuts to defense or Ukraine aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2318e468cf8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2318e468cf8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-gop-has-no-mandate-for-ham-handed-cuts-to-defense-or-ukraine-aid\/#%E2%80%9CThe_GOP_has_no_mandate_for_ham-handed_cuts_to_defense_or_Ukraine_aid%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The GOP has no mandate for ham-handed cuts to defense or Ukraine aid&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_GOP_has_no_mandate_for_ham-handed_cuts_to_defense_or_Ukraine_aid%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The GOP has no mandate for ham-handed cuts to defense or Ukraine aid&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Russia_Ukraine_War_12506jpg-0914f-e1673310423310.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Yes, there\u2019s fat in the Pentagon budget, and plenty of reason to worry about corruption taking a cut of US aid to Ukraine. But ham-handed House Republican efforts to simply slash away would only add to America\u2019s problems without fixing a thing. <\/p>\n<p>With the nation $32 trillion in debt, says Freedom Caucus leader Rep. Jim Jordan, \u201cthe Pentagon should focus on money for the troops and cut the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> staff.\u201d Sure, but you need control of the White House to make that h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en.<\/p>\n<p>As slogans go, #DefundDefense is right up there with #DefundthePolice. The woke Pentagon leadership won\u2019t trim the stuff that regular Americans detest; what will suffer are military preparedness and warfighting capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, new Speaker Kevin McCarthy is reportedly considering cuts of up to $75 billion in Ukraine aid, as if that will magically come from stuff the beleaguered nation doesn\u2019t actually need.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry: US weaponry and training have played a decisive role in Ukraine\u2019s ability to defend itself and push back Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion. Do the oversight to expose any corrupt diversion of America\u2019s support; don\u2019t play into the Kremlin\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration just announced $3 billion in new equipment aid, including dozens of Bradley armored fighting vehicles \u2014 plus similar armored vehicles from Germany and France \u2014 to transport troops and to destroy Russian tanks. Surely the vast majority of Republicans can support that.<\/p>\n<p>As President Volodymyr Zelensky told Congress last month: \u201cYour money is not charity. It\u2019s an investment in the global security that we handle in the most responsible way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Various voices on the right pretend that Ukraine\u2019s fight isn\u2019t America\u2019s <em>at all<\/em>, as if Putin\u2019s victory wouldn\u2019t embolden all our nation\u2019s enemies. Recognizing reality doesn\u2019t require writing an endless stream of blank checks, but it does mean ensuring that Ukraine has the means to keep fighting and expel the invader. <\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t waste the narrow Republican majority on giving flesh to the Democratic canard about supposed GOP collusion with the Kremlin.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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