Is Ukraine Aid Good for America?
Before the most recent vote in Congress for more U.S. aid to Ukraine, Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, argued her case for more aid in “10 Reasons Ukraine Aid Is Good for America.”
Here are her “10 key reasons experts say U.S. support for Ukraine should be continued”:
- Putin’s aggression must be stopped.
- Putin’s atrocities need a response.
- Russia is targeting evangelical Christians for persecution.
- Ukraine wants only to regain its sovereign territory.
- Russia has not “won” the war.
- Russia is rearming for a larger war.
- Most Ukraine aid goes to U.S. contractors.
- Europe fears a coming attack on NATO.
- Support for Ukraine signals to China: Do not invade Taiwan.
- Give Ukraine aid to let Trump bring peace.
In her discussion of each point, she gives not a single reason why Ukraine aid is good for America.
The best she can do under the first point is this: “In his many speeches since the Ukraine war began, Putin has frequently stated his real aim is to end America’s ‘unipolar’ status as a world power and NATO’s hegemony over Europe.”
Putin’s supposed aim would actually be good for America.
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