We've written about DeSantis' position on the fighting in Ukraine. Now Breitbart reports DeSantis has "clarified" his position to include that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was, in his opinion, "wrong" and that Putin should be held responsible for "war crimes."
Clarification occurred in an interview with Piers Morgan set to air today on Fox Nation with clips likely to air on various Fox News programs later. I expect some on Bret Baier's Special Report this evening.
Breitbart doesn't approve of these amendments, COTTonLINE does. Our view is that the U.S. has a poor track record of making invasions work (Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq). Our involvement in Ukraine more closely resembles our aid to the Afghans who successfully fought off the Soviets with our weapons.
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It is worth noting that political conservatives are pretty seriously divided on aid to Ukraine. Many support aid to Ukraine. Those who oppose it do so for some combination of the following reasons. We have unmet needs here at home. It feels like Neo-con shtick. It takes our eyes off the China threat. And because Biden is for it.
I accept two of those reasons as valid. We do have unmet needs here at home, but with a Democrat controlled Senate and White House, they'll remain unmet. And yes, it does interfere with a laser-like focus on China, which can't be helped.
The other two reasons? Even stopped clocks are right twice a day. Just because Biden likes ice cream, am I supposed to hate it?
