The U.S. Must Support Ukraine in a Fiscally Responsible Manner

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The U.S. Must Support Ukraine in a Fiscally Responsible Manner
James Carafano, Nile Gardiner and Thomas Spoehr
June 24, 2022

Summary: Many faults can be found with President’s Biden leadership, both in the lead-up to the war in Ukraine and in supporting Ukraine’s self-defense. Congress has failed to address many of the Administration’s misdeeds and missteps. Poor leadership from the White House and fiscally compromised and irresponsible execution of U.S. support for Ukraine exacerbates all these failures. A stable and secure Europe is in America’s interest, and contributions to Ukrainian self-defense make sense. Haphazard, ill-considered, and profligate policies do not. Americans want to assist Ukraine in defending its sovereignty, while ensuring full accountability from Congress for U.S. taxpayer dollars spent.

Key Takeaways

Americans want to assist Ukrainians in defending their sovereignty while ensuring full accountability from Congress for U.S. taxpayer dollars spent.

It is in the U.S. interest to support the self-defense of Ukraine—haphazard, ill-considered, and profligate policies are not.

Support for Ukraine should not threaten the U.S. economy and livelihood of everyday Americans; it must be strategically sound and fiscally responsible. ...

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The U.S. is committing another $7.5 billion to pay the salaries of Ukrainian government employees.

This is Afghanistan all over again.

An entire government held together via bribery.
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