(#5491) Ukraine aid

      The House of Representatives has now gotten the bill passed by a large majority of Senators authorizing Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan aid to help them secure their democracies. The House is in a current holding pattern on the aid bill as the extremists in the House from the republican party are hoping to ignore the aid bill as unnecessary. They are being led by the extremist voice of their leader trump. What is still possible though is that the majority of republicans may find a way to compromise within their own caucus to allow the vote and then weather the storm from their extremist faction.
     The verdict is still not in yet on whether the bill from the Senate to support foreign aid will be voted on in the House. Let me be clear here on this subject of the vote itself. If the bill is put up for a vote, it will pass with republican votes to spare. The only doubt in all of this is whether the House leadership will overcome the threats from trump and his cabal in the House to allow the vote to even take place, All that is at stake is the freedom of democracy and its growth in the world at large. If we here in America cannot find it within ourselves, the cradle of democracy, to support the growth and nurture of democracy then democracy will not grow and instead will wither from non care.
     I have been railing at republicans for well over 3 months now to stop obstructing on this vital aid that will give Ukraine the tools it needs to fight with their citizens to maintain and grow their democracy. If we here in america fail to help Ukraine then the possibility of Russia defeating Ukraine gets more likely. In that case expect Russia to fortify previous Ukrainian defense lines as offensive lines aimed at moving into Europe. When NATO countries are attacked the United States will respond in kind with all weapons in its arsenal. Just know that aiding Ukraine now is a prevention of much more costly expenses and losses of life that the cure of stopping Russia post Ukraine will demand. Aid Ukraine now republicans and do what you should have done more than 3 months ago!