The View from Right Field

Israel, Ukraine, and More: Biden Must Do More; Congress Must Do Its Job.

I applaud President Biden’s actions and support of Israel since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.  It is right, proper, and necessary.

At the same time, we must continue our support of Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression and terrorism.  It is unfortunate that President Biden did not send more weapons and more advanced weapons to Ukraine sooner, so Ukraine could have been closer to victory before Hamas attacked Israel.  But we are where we are, and now we must keep our focus on two wars at once.

Helping Ukraine. Defending Taiwan. Talk Is Cheap. Actually Doing It Costs Money.

If you support Ukraine in its war with Russia, if you think the United States needs to defend Taiwan’s right to choose if it unites with China, then you need to support more money for defense.  The Russian attack on Ukraine is a new kind of war.  Actually, it’s not a new kind of war, but it is a kind of war that we have not seen for a long time.  It is a war of attrition, which means it is a war of weapons, supplies, and ammunition.

We are rapidly using up our inventories of all kinds of weapons and supplies in supporting Ukraine.  If we are going to continue to support Ukraine, we are going to need more of these things.  Right away.  And if we support the right of Taiwan to decide its own fate, we need to get supplies of these things to them – right away.  Plus, we need to replenish our own supplies because who knows where else trouble might arise.  There are countries and groups that might think now is a good time to take advantage.