Morning Jolt: Straight Talk about How the U.S. Is Helping Ukraine

On the menu today: It's time for some serious talk about U.S. military aid to Ukraine, because there are certain kinds of American-manufactured weapons and munitions that the U.S. can provide to Ukraine indefinitely, but at least four kinds the U.S. is running dangerously low on. And there are fair and serious questions about whether the U.S. is sufficiently armed to help Taiwan if China invades that island nation. (And it's an independent nation. Don't let anybody fool you into thinking otherwise.) But this discussion is muddled by misleading claims, like the ones from Ohio Republican senator J. D. Vance yesterday that "maybe apparently America already has troops on the ground in Ukraine," and that Ukraine has "maybe the most corrupt leadership anywhere in the world."

What You Need to Know about American Aid to Ukraine

Yesterday, Ohio Republican senator J. D. Vance spoke at the Heritage Foundation, and a healthy portion of his remarks dealt with foreign policy.

There are fair arguments for caution or wariness about expanding the U.S. commitment to helping Ukraine. At the beginning of the year, the Center for ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 21 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 21 2023 Straight Talk about How the U.S. Is Helping Ukraine On the menu today: It's time for some serious talk about U.S. military aid to Ukraine, because there are certain kinds of American-manufactured weapons and munitions that the U.S. can provide to Ukraine indefinitely, but at least four kinds the U.S. is running dangerously low on. And there are fair and serious questions about whether the U.S. is sufficiently armed to help Taiwan if China invades that island nation. (And it's an independent nation. Don't let anybody fool you into thinking otherwise.) But this discussion is muddled by misleading claims, like the ones from Ohio Republican senator J. D. Vance yesterday that "maybe apparently America already has troops on the ground in Ukraine," and that Ukraine has "maybe the most corrupt leadership anywhere in the world." What You Need to Know about American Aid to Ukraine Yesterday, Ohio Republican senator J. D. Vance spoke at the Heritage Foundation, and a healthy portion of his remarks dealt with foreign policy. There are fair arguments for caution or wariness about expanding the U.S. commitment to helping Ukraine. At the beginning of the year, the Center for ...   READ MORE

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