International Republicans block military aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

[Hog-train]

Republicans want to tie the bill to border security so they say no. I hate when politicians (from both sides) tie completely unrelated issues together to hold funds hostage.

 

[tastaylvr]

“Good”

 

[SammyJar88]

Why should we fund other countries and help them defend their borders when we won't do a damn thing to defend our own borders?

 

[Hog-train]

Why should we fund other countries and help them defend their borders when we won't do a damn thing to defend our own borders?

Because it's in our self interest.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

They don't know... we only speak oil money playboi

 

[SammyJar88]

Because it's in our self interest.

It's in our self interest to defend our own borders first and foremost. Nothing else really matters if we can't do that. It makes no sense to defend the borders of foreign countries, while our border is wide open and our country is being flooded with foreign nationals.

 

[Siver!]

It's in our self interest to defend our own borders first and foremost. Nothing else really matters if we can't do that. It makes no sense to defend the borders of foreign countries, while our border is wide open and our country is being flooded with foreign nationals.

Lol

Republicans never do anything with that border, and they never will.

This is grandstanding aimed at pretending illegal immigration is as serious as being at war.

Ridiculous stance by the drum bangers.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

Defend our border, then defend other borders.

Simple.

 

[ShadowRun]

Defend our border, then defend other borders.

Simple.

Maybe dems will care as much about USA border as they do about Ukraine

 

[Hog-train]

It's in our self interest to defend our own borders first and foremost. Nothing else really matters if we can't do that. It makes no sense to defend the borders of foreign countries, while our border is wide open and our country is being flooded with foreign nationals.

You can do both. The Republicans are blocking one essential and time sensitive thing to get another accomplished. These two issues should be voted on completely separately.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

Maybe dems will care as much about USA border as they do about Ukraine

Yes.
This is silly

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Because it's in our self interest.

so it's not a principled stance, it dissolves the moment it's no longer in america's self interest?

 

[Andy Capp]

so it's not a principled stance, it dissolves the moment it's no longer in america's self interest?

More or less.

 

[Lucas1980]

We shouldn't have ever sent one dollar to any of these countries and we have to clean up our own backyard first. Its time to temporarily shut down our southern border and secure it with force if necessary.

 

[AWilder]

Why should we fund other countries and help them defend their borders when we won't do a damn thing to defend our own borders?

why didnt the last guy secure the border?

 

[Lucas1980]

Yes.
This is silly

That looks like when mice or cockroaches invade a space...no respect for the country or the laws of that country their invading...Don't we have a Border Czar?

 

[Lucas1980]

why didnt the last guy secure the border?

The last guy should've sent the national guard to the border and closed it down..hopefully he gets back into office and cleans this infestation up...I agree.

 

[Mark Hunts FIST]

You can do both. The Republicans are blocking one essential and time sensitive thing to get another accomplished. These two issues should be voted on completely separately.

I think most people would have no problem with those being separate. The problem is, if they’re separate any new border bill as a stand alone is not gonna pass or would be significantly neutered.

In my opinion the current state of our border is more important than Ukraines.

 

[Lucas1980]

why didnt the last guy secure the border?

Why didn't the guy before him secure it as well all though he did a decent job of deportations and he was for a wall as well...I guess then we can ask why the guy before him didn't secure it and so on. Its not about securing it anymore as it is closing it.

 

[Sinister]

Why should we fund other countries and help them defend their borders when we won't do a damn thing to defend our own borders?

Uh, we do. Our border is practically militarized. In fact we have Border Patrol another 100 miles INWARD of operating power.