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Excellent write up, wonderfully argued position. Ukraine is serving as a bulwark of democracy for the free world, just as you've stated. I understood back in February when the war started that Ukrainians, by defending their homeland, are in effect defending our homeland. They are experiencing an actual assault on their freedom as opposed to the rhetorical assault that we face here, which is why, besides out of a sense of basic decency to support those who are being unfairly attacked, it's so critical that we give Ukraine everything they need to sustain them; and do it expeditiously .

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Exactly. Ukraine is doing our dirty work, so we should be making it as easy and efficient as possible for them. It’s the least we can do for a friend and ally. And it’s what we promised them when they gave up their nuclear weapons.

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Excellent point about Ukraine voluntarily relinquishing their nukes back in 1994, with the agreement that we'd have their backs. As much as I admire Obama, his tepid response to Russia's 2014 invasion and partial annexation of Ukraine was a grave miscalculation. I believe that had Obama pursued a more aggressive response to Russia's assault back then, Ukraine might not be fighting Russia today in 2022.

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