Of all the candidates in Wednesday night’s Republican debate, I appreciated Nikki Haley and her response about the role of the United States in Ukraine.
Should we lower the sails? Or is it in our best interest to aid democracies abroad?
Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy said yes to the first and basically no to the second.
Florida Gov. DeSantis, who previously labeled the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine as nothing more than a “territorial dispute,” on Wednesday posited the situation as a choice between continuing to aid Ukraine financially or sending troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Haley responded, “We can do both,” dismissing the idea this is an either/or decision.
Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur, wants the U.S. to wash its hands of Ukraine, saying if he were elected he would cease sending it any military or financial assistance.
China is the biggest threat to the United States, the political neophyte contends, and to that end is willing to “give” Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for him ending his alliance with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.
Does he really believe Putin is so easily appeased?
As for the Taiwanese living under the continual threat of invasion by China, tough cookies. Ramaswamy said he would be more than willing to let China usurp its neighbor after 2028, when he figures the U.S. will be able to stand on its own in the production of microchips crucial to making electronic devices. Taiwan currently produces 60% of global supply.
