{"id":2225326,"date":"2024-04-19T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-years-and-113-billion-later-d-c-s-america-last-crew-has-no-plan-for-ending-the-russia-ukraine-war\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:42:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:42:17","slug":"two-years-and-113-billion-later-d-c-s-america-last-crew-has-no-plan-for-ending-the-russia-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-years-and-113-billion-later-d-c-s-america-last-crew-has-no-plan-for-ending-the-russia-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"After Two Years and $113 Billion, D.C.&#8217;s &#8216;America Last&#8217; Team Still Lacks a Strategy to End the Russia-Ukraine Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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%2Ftwo-years-and-113-billion-later-d-c-s-america-last-crew-has-no-plan-for-ending-the-russia-ukraine-war%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=2225326&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--><p>U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">political leaders<\/a>\u200c prioritize \u2063funding for Ukraine; GOP-controlled House \u2063advances bills \u2064aiding\u200b foreign countries, including \u200dUkraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The House Rules Committee passed a rule on funding\u200c measures, allowing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-rights-campaign-fires-president-after-he-advised-andrew-cuomo-during-sexual-misconduct-scandal\/\" title=\"Human Rights Campaign Fires President After He Advised Andrew Cuomo During Sexual Misconduct Scandal\">separate votes<\/a> on each. More Democrats than\u2063 Republicans supported the rule. The Republican-led\u2062 House&#8217;s actions draw criticism for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigiegs-own-story-perfectly-shows-how-terrible-his-time-at-transportation-sec-has-been\/\" title=\"Buttigieg's tenure as Transportation Sec has been a disaster, as his own story reveals.\">prioritizing foreign aid<\/a> over domestic issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Another week has come and gone, and America\u2019s political leaders are still focused on one thing: shipping more money to Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the GOP-controlled House <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4604948-house-advances-ukraine-israel-aid-as-dems-help-speaker-johnson-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advanced<\/a> a rule allowing the lower chamber to pass what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-chief-says-china-stole-sensitive-data-for-use-in-ai-program\/\" title=\"FBI Chief Says China Stole Sensitive Data for Use in AI Program\">effectively amounts<\/a> to a massive foreign spending package. The bills under consideration seek to ship U.S. taxpayer dollars to Ukraine, Israel (and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/18\/if-the-gop-loses-its-house-majority-its-speaker-johnsons-fault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamas-controlled Gaza<\/a>), and Taiwan. A \u201cdivest-or-ban\u201d bill that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tiktok-bill-ban-divest-congress-mike-johnson-cbs-news-explains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prohibit<\/a> TikTok from operating in the U.S. under its current China-based ownership will also reportedly be considered. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-521479978\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-781911662f3df553034b486831d9aa46 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-781911662f3df553034b486831d9aa46\"><\/div>\n<p>The aforementioned rule was passed Thursday night by the House Rules Committee with help from Democrats. The rule effectively allows the House to vote on each funding measure separately without having to combine them into one package before sending it to the Senate for consideration. <\/p>\n<p>As Federalist Senior Tech Columnist Rachel Bovard <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rachelbovard\/status\/1781334455283515620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a>, \u201c[I]f each title passes, they will all be fused into one package without a final vote (known as a MIRV),\u201d and that \u201cpackage is then added as a House amendment to the Senate foreign aid bill (the two are effectively the same); in parliamentary speak, the House concurs in the Senate amendment with a House amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More Democrats than Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/freedomcaucus\/status\/1781341453463036248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted<\/a> for the rule during Friday\u2019s vote. The foreign funding bills are expected to be considered by the House on Saturday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4604948-house-advances-ukraine-israel-aid-as-dems-help-speaker-johnson-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hill<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"opzqbGxNBjA86Zi1lKVYFS5L1k94nHheJ2zp4FjQDfKCwEXyvTnVuLQeWqy0wTMt2Rk\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So to unpack what&#8217;s happening in the House: <\/p>\n<p>-the House Rules Committee reported out a rule last night with Democratic votes in a majority Republican House, shattering House precedent.<\/p>\n<p>-the House rule orchestrates separate votes on aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and another\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rachel Bovard (@rachelbovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachelbovard\/status\/1781334455283515620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Republican-controlled House\u2019s fast-tracking of the measures further puts to shame Mr. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidSacks\/status\/1780309930198868386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wartime Speaker<\/a>\u201d Mike Johnson, who has gone above and beyond to break his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/17\/mike-johnson-promised-to-fix-the-border-before-funneling-money-overseas-hes-doing-the-opposite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repeated pledge<\/a> to secure the U.S.-Mexico border before advancing foreign funding. This betrayal \u2014 combined with his prior <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/07\/mike-johnson-proves-republicans-arent-serious-about-stopping-democrats-border-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surrenders<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/12\/house-speaker-kills-effort-to-stop-the-feds-from-spying-on-americans-without-warrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/16\/stalin-would-have-killed-for-the-fisa-bill-congress-just-greenlit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/22\/greene-files-motion-to-oust-speaker-johnson-after-house-passes-mega-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fights<\/a> \u2014 has prompted at least two House Republicans to back a motion to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/16\/thomas-massie-mike-johnson-motion-to-vacate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove<\/a> Johnson as speaker. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8687e3b06aa830e58bba998431e6201b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8687e3b06aa830e58bba998431e6201b\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/18\/just-like-democrats-and-joe-biden-mike-johnson-supports-an-open-southern-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Just Like Democrats And Joe Biden, Mike Johnson Supports An Open Southern Border<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No Plan and No Statesmen<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that the D.C. political class cares more about fortifying Ukraine\u2019s borders than America\u2019s. <\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell let the cat out of the bag in May 2022 when he admitted that President Biden and congressional leadership <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/08\/with-his-sotu-ukraine-tie-mitch-mcconnell-advertised-which-country-hes-most-concerned-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agreed<\/a> \u201cthe most important thing going on in the world right now is the war in Ukraine.\u201d That sentiment was still true for Kentucky\u2019s senior senator nearly a year later, when he <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/16\/mcconnells-ukraine-obsession-further-illustrates-his-disregard-for-the-plights-of-everyday-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regurgitated<\/a> the same talking point during a Fox News interview. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[D]efeating the Russians in Ukraine is the single most important event going on in the world right now,\u201d McConnell claimed, as America\u2019s southern border remained open, inflation rose, and the federal government abused its intel agencies to target Republicans. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2d9235ad999ff52e3eb65a5fb026e30b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2d9235ad999ff52e3eb65a5fb026e30b\"><\/div>\n<p>Of course, neither McConnell nor any other D.C. politico who backs U.S. funding for Ukraine has ever bothered to articulate what America\u2019s strategy is for accomplishing such a feat \u2014 and therein lies the main problem. <\/p>\n<p>More than two years and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crfb.org\/blogs\/congress-approved-113-billion-aid-ukraine-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$113 billion<\/a> later, Ukraine isn\u2019t any closer to beating Russia than the day Moscow launched its invasion. There has been no explanation from the Biden administration or any \u201cUkraine First\u201d member of Congress on what they view as a reasonable resolution to the conflict. <\/p>\n<p>Those claiming the end goal is a total defeat of Russia are living in a fantasy land. Russia is a nuclear power and possesses one of the most sophisticated militaries in the world. Barring a sudden collapse of Russian governance, there is no scenario in which Ukrainian soldiers are going to be parading through the streets of Moscow, as blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags wave atop the Russian White House.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of fantasizing, America\u2019s leaders must recognize the current situation in Eastern Europe for what it is. And that means acting like statesmen and negotiating a settlement to end the bloodshed and blank checks. <\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be a Putin stooge to recognize that dumping endless amounts of U.S. funds into Kyiv without proper oversight and a clear, obtainable objective is a disservice to the American taxpayer and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-68819853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tens of thousands<\/a> of Ukrainians being slaughtered in a war they can\u2019t win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-adde04e8dce13cd534184c990adef119 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-adde04e8dce13cd534184c990adef119\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the week closes, U.S. political leaders remain fixated on funneling funds to Ukraine. 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