Face the Nation
Washington — Sen. Lindsey Graham said his Republican colleague Sen. Tommy Tuberville is an “outlier” within the party when it comes to his stance on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
“Sen. Tuberville’s analysis really misses what Putin is all about,” Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said on “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “He’s an outlier, I think, in the Republican Party. I like him personally.”
Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, said on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast last week that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a “dictator” and “not a constitutional president,” while suggesting that the U.S. shouldn’t be backing him and downplaying Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions in Ukraine.
“He doesn’t want Ukraine, he doesn’t want Europe,” Tuberville said of Putin. “He’s got enough land of his own. He just wants to make sure that he does not have United States weapons in Ukraine pointing at Moscow.”
Graham said Tuberville’s comments represent “him and him alone,” not the GOP at large.
“If you spent 15 minutes studying Putin and what he wants, he wants to recreate the Russian Empire. He’s not gonna stop in Ukraine,” Graham said. “It’s not about NATO, it’s not about American weapons in Ukraine, it’s about a megalomaniac wanting to create the Russian Empire by force of arms. If you don’t stop him, there goes Taiwan.”
The South Carolina Republican emphasized the importance of backing Ukraine, saying he supports the U.S. training Ukrainian forces inside of Ukraine, which Zelenskyy recently requested. Graham added that “it’s now time to give them the F-16s, let them fly the planes, long-range artillery to hit targets inside of Russia.”
“I think this summer, Ukraine will regain military momentum,” he said.
Earlier this year, Congress approved a foreign aid package that included support for Ukraine that had been long-delayed amid partisan disputes. On Friday, President Biden publicly apologized to Zelenskyy for the delay in military assistance that allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield.
Graham admitted “we did lose momentum” in training Ukrainians with the delay in the weapons package, but “now we’ve got a chance to reset this war.” And he stressed that Ukraine’s success is in American interest.
“If we help Ukraine now, they can become the best business partner we ever dreamed of,” Graham said, citing mineral assets in Ukraine. “This is a very big deal, how Ukraine ends. Let’s help them win a war we can’t afford to lose.”
Tuberville is thicker than pigshit. The fact that he appears on a show run by Trumpkov’s friend Bannon; a nazi in all but name, demonstrates that he, along with other trained putlerites such as Moscow Marge, belong in a secure facility for genocide-loving psychopaths, rather than a political party.
I can’t understand how Graham can claim to like a sick bastard like this and retain his credibility.
“If we help Ukraine now, they can become the best business partner we ever dreamed of,” Graham said, citing mineral assets in Ukraine. “This is a very big deal, how Ukraine ends. Let’s help them win a war we can’t afford to lose.”
I suggested a long time ago that Ukraine could assign a percentage of its enormous mineral wealth to its backers in return for unlimited support.
If the US and/or any other country will commit 100% to the restoration of Ukraine’s legal borders, then they should receive compensation commensurate to their efforts.
This is hard-nosed logic, which American wealth-creators like. Plus it’s the right thing to do.
The only thing to do.
“I suggested a long time ago that Ukraine could assign a percentage of its enormous mineral wealth to its backers in return for unlimited support.”
I fully agree.
Damn good point, Scradge! It’s sadly only realistic to conclude that the US engaged strongest in those wars where there was national interest at stake. So, by making deals with US corporations, Ukraine can increase support for its defence, the powerful industrial lobbies will push for that. That’s especially helpful regarding the GOP, which styles itself as the pro-business party. 🤨
I’m not a fan of the GOP, but rather of Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, but Graham is right that there’s significant support by Republican lawmakers for Ukraine:
“Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee, have also pressed the administration to approve the additional training.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/ukraine-f-16-pilot-training-00161742
Republicans are for revving up pilot training, Dems are for this, too, so who the eff is putting the foot on the brake there? The lame White House or the lousy Pentagon? 😠
This video from Ben Hodges explains a lot about the West’s reluctance to provide Ukraine with what it needs to win.
Thank the Lord for General Ben Hodges, a voice of reason and a strong advocate for helping Ukraine to win!
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Sanders blames “Nato expansion” for putler’s genocide.
He spent his honeymoon in Yaroslavl as honoured guests of the communists.
100% of his ideology derives from one book : Das Kapital.
For proof of that, you can listen to James O’Brien’s fawning interview a couple of weeks ago. In an extended discussion, not one moment was allocated to discuss russia/Ukraine; obviously by prior arrangement.
Sanders is a vile hypocrite; a mega-millionaire socialist who talks 99% crap.
Yesh, I know tgat Sanders’ stance on the Ukraine war leaves much to be desired. It sadly shows that his views on Russia are as outdated as Biden’s. I’m a fan of his populist ecpnomic and social policies, but have to admit that foreign policy is his weak side. Well, nobody’s perfect. ☹
He is a very old fashioned Marxist who slyly masquerades as a “democratic socialist.” Don’t waste your time on that arsehole.
Oh, blah, “Marxist”, I don’t give a damn about what books he has read in his youth. Judged by European standards, Sanders’ proposals are typical for Social Democrats, not radical at all. Whatever, I don’t want go go into details, this would be off topic and an useless distraction from Ukrainian issues. 🙄
He has never been a social democrat. He admits to being a “democratic socialist”, which is a very different thing. It’s actually just a sleight of hand to fool his fans into thinking that he wants to distinguish his vision of socialism from the authoritarian forms of socialism that existed in the past, notably in fucking russia.
It’s relevant to Ukraine because all Marxists support russia to this day; some covertly, some overtly. Marxists are believers in armed revolution. That’s why the prick likes to sit around campfires with commies, singing Guantanamera.
You will never find a Marxist with a good word to say about Ukraine. Such people are as rare as Ukraine-supporting MAGA’s; almost non-existent.
I’m not interested in discussing your paranoia of leftwing politicians, Scradge, and I really think it’s not useful to venture that far from the topics here. We’re here because we support Ukraine and want the brave defenders to win, not to argue about political differences, right? 🤨
As long as it’s relevant to Ukraine, I will comment.
You state that you are a Sanders fan. That’s your right. But it’s only fair to point out the fact that Sanders is a lifelong Marxist and you will never find a Marxist who will stand up for Ukraine. 99% of them support putler.
Marxists and the magaputler faction are the enemies of Ukraine.
I only mentioned, in passing, why I’m not a GOP supporter. That wasn’t an invitation to start a discussion about the differences between pragmatic Social Democrat views and hardline Marxist ideology. Please find someone else to argue with, Scradge. 🤨