{"id":1933118,"date":"2023-05-18T05:25:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-hits-at-republicans-critical-of-us-assistance-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-05-18T05:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:27:26","slug":"pompeo-hits-at-republicans-critical-of-us-assistance-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-hits-at-republicans-critical-of-us-assistance-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompeo criticizes GOP&#8217;s opposition to US aid for Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpompeo-hits-at-republicans-critical-of-us-assistance-to-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1933118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Defends U.S. Assistance to Ukraine<\/h2>\n<h3>Republicans Criticized for Opposing Aid to Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently spoke out against Republicans who are critical of U.S. assistance to Ukraine in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reduces-support-for-s-arabia-in-another-boon-to-iran\/\" title=\"Biden reduces support for S. Arabia in another boon to Iran\">ongoing conflict<\/a> with Russia. At a May 17 event at the Hudson Institute, where Pompeo is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ronald-regans-former-secretary-of-state-george-p-schultz-dies-at-100\/\" title=\"Ronald Regan\u2019s Former Secretary Of State George P. Schultz Dies At 100\">distinguished fellow<\/a>, he took issue with those who argue that supporting Ukraine detracts from assisting Taiwan in the face of China&#8217;s growing threat.<\/p>\n<p>Pompeo dismissed this notion as a &#8220;falsity of a zero-sum game&#8221; and explained that the issue is not about the number of artillery rounds available, but rather the production capacity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-hit-by-massive-cyber-attack-of-nightmare-proportions-us-in-grave-grave-danger-cyber-expert-morgan-wright-reveals-frightening-extent-of-late\/\" title=\"\u201cUS Hit By Massive Cyber Attack Of \u2018NIGHTMARE PROPORTIONS\u2019 \u2013 US in Grave, Grave Danger!\u201d \u2014 Cyber Expert Morgan Wright Reveals Frightening Extent of Latest Cyber Attack (VIDEO)\">industrial-military complex<\/a>. He also lamented the Trump administration&#8217;s failure to address the &#8220;shallowness&#8221; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-manchin-calls-on-biden-admin-to-use-defense-production-act-to-rush-construction-of-stalled-pipeline-through-wv\/\" title=\"Sen. Manchin Calls on Biden Admin to Use Defense Production Act to Rush Construction of Stalled Pipeline Through WV\">industrial base needed<\/a> to build a deterrent model that would be respected by Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<h3>Xi Jinping&#8217;s Interest in Ukraine and Taiwan<\/h3>\n<p>Pompeo warned that Xi is closely watching the situation in Ukraine to determine whether to invade Taiwan. He acknowledged the isolationist sentiment within the GOP but stressed that it is crucial to understand the cost of not supporting Ukraine. While $25 billion-$30 billion in U.S. equipment to Ukraine is &#8220;real money,&#8221; Pompeo argued that the cost of not supporting Ukraine would be far greater.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Supporting Ukraine Matters<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some reasons why supporting Ukraine is important:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ukraine is a key ally in Eastern Europe and a bulwark against Russian aggression.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine&#8217;s success in resisting Russian aggression is a model for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-hits-at-republicans-critical-of-us-assistance-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Pompeo criticizes GOP's opposition to US aid for Ukraine.\">countries facing similar threats<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine&#8217;s stability is crucial for the security of Europe and the world.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine&#8217;s success in building a democratic and prosperous society is in the interest of the United States and the international community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pompeo&#8217;s message is clear: supporting Ukraine is not just a matter of principle, but also a strategic imperative for the United States and its allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State, criticized Republicans who opposed U.S. aid to Ukraine during its conflict with Russia. Speaking at the Hudson Institute on May 17, where he is a distinguished fellow, Pompeo, who served under former President Donald Trump, expressed his disagreement with those who opposed the assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1797,"featured_media":1933119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[7629,3763,4743,3760,7882,6991],"class_list":["post-1933118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-aid","tag-criticizes","tag-gops","tag-opposition","tag-pompeo","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1797"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1933118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1933119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1933118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1933118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1933118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}