In a tense game of chicken, remarkable for its mix of petulance and audacity, congressional Republicans are threatening to halt U.S. aid to Ukraine—guaranteeing a Russian breakthrough and possible victory in that war—unless Democrats help pass a bill that all but locks down America’s Southern border.

If the impasse isn’t resolved by the end of next week, when Congress goes on recess until the new year, the Ukrainian army could run out of ammunition. President Joe Biden could resupply the arsenal from U.S. stockpiles without legislative approval, but the move would be temporary, and the signal sent—that Ukraine, and by implication other allies, can no longer count on U.S. support in a pinch—could be a holiday cork-popper for Russian President Vladimir Putin and all of our other adversaries.

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      9 months ago

      That’s an interesting response to my showing your tacit admission that you do nothing about genocide, but criticize other people for not doing anything about it either.

      But it’s different for you, I’m sure.

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      9 months ago

      Lol 8k comments in 5 months.

      You may want to go touch grass, you seem extremely out of touch with reality.

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        Sorry it took me so long to respond, I was spending time with my wife and daughter. It’s called multitasking.

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          9 months ago

          Multitasking is doing multiple things at once, saying I couldn’t do ______ because I was doing _____ is precisely NOT multitasking.

          And #Doubt on your marriage.

          you’ve been commenting every ~240 minutes for days, possibly even longer.

          If your wife does exist she’s getting railed by the mailman.