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    2 years ago

    If Ukraine aid is all-important, why not agree to the Republican demands on increasing border control spending? Doesn’t seem like a deal breaker.

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        2 years ago

        It’s in bad taste, sure. But if the end result is all important, why worry about the taste? As Winston Churchill said, “If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.” Moreover, the Rs are asking for just increasing funding for something Biden says he agrees with, border security; it’s not like they are asking to dismantle Obamacare or something like that.

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      Agreeing to that sets a precedent that it’s okay to bargain an entire country, forfeiting its people’s lives, and strengthening America’s long term enemy.

      It’s wild that all that is even up for bids with the price being a racist boogeyman election talking point.