The president cautioned that if the bill didn’t pass, it would lead to a situation where “conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world.”
“Hamas and Putin represent different threats,” Biden said. “But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy.”
The president requests that Congress approve a $100 billion aid package for Taiwan, Taiwanese Taipei, and Israel. Needs must be done right now.
“It’s a smart investment that’s going to pay dividends for American security for generations,” Biden said.
Along with denouncing Hamas and Islamic extremism, Netanyahu stressed the necessity of avoiding “islamophobia” in the wake of the terrorist strikes in southern Israel, which claimed over 1,400 lives. He also made a comparison to the period following September 11th.
“And I know many of you in the Muslim American community, Arab American community, the Palestinian American community, and so many others are outraged and hearty, saying to yourselves, ‘here we go again with Islamophobia and distrust we saw after 9-11.’” He then brought up the awful murder of a little kid in Illinois, which is thought to have been committed in retaliation for the attacks.
By drawing parallels between the Ukrainian crisis and the American Revolution, Biden wrapped off his unusual speech to the country. “Earlier this year, I boarded Air Force One for a secret flight to Poland. There I boarded a train of blacked-out windows for a 10-hour ride each way to Kiev to stand with the people of Ukraine ahead of the one-year anniversary of their brave fight against Putin. And I’m told I was the first American to enter a war zone not controlled by the United States military since President Lincoln,” the president stated.
“With me was just a small group of security personnel and a few advisors. But when I exited that train and met Zelensky, President Zelensky, I didn’t feel alone. I was bringing with me the idea of America, the promise of America, to the people who are today fighting for the same things we fought for 250 years ago,” he continued. “Freedom, independence, self-determination. As I walked through Kiev with President Zelensky, with air raid sirens sounding in the distance, I felt something I’ve always believed, more strongly than ever before. America is a beacon to the world.”
“Still, still, still.”
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Republican opposition to the assistance plan is growing in the House and Senate, which is concerning. Many Republican members, especially those opposed to Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, bring up the subject of his opposition to an assistance package without conditions.
Jordan requests that the Biden Administration provide a comprehensive strategy and encourages the establishment of an inspector general to competently supervise money.
The American public’s opinions on providing Ukraine with military assistance have significantly changed, according to a recent CNN survey conducted in August. Surprisingly, 55% of respondents now support a temporary suspension of all aid to Ukraine, a significant change from just six months ago. A majority of 68 percent of respondents surveyed in February 2022 were in favor of raising funding. Learn about the changing attitudes around this important subject.
