Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton (R) torched President Biden in a recent Fox News op-ed; Cotton criticized Joe for being weak on Russia and responding with “timidity and half-measures.” Excerpts below:
Right now, the Ukrainian people are locked in a desperate struggle against Russian invaders. Their courage in the face of Russia’s brutal onslaught stands in stark contrast to the weakness in the White House.
While President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rallied his people to defend their homeland, President Biden has responded with timidity and half-measures.
Most recently, Biden rejected a plan to deliver Polish MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. The Ukrainians are in dire need of aircraft and spare parts to prevent Russia from gaining air supremacy, but the president refused to give the Ukrainians these valuable tools when they were practically handed to him by one of our strongest allies, Poland.
The Poles have a long and proud tradition of killing Russian invaders. They understand that helping Ukraine in its hour of need will make future Russian aggression less likely. As a result, they offered to transfer their entire fleet of MiG-29 fighters to U.S. forces for delivery to Ukraine.
The Biden administration’s response to the Polish offer was chaotic and confused. Secretary of State Antony Blinken initially gave Poland the “green light” to give fighters to Ukraine. But then, Biden balked. He scuttled the deal and sent his flacks running to the press to claim Poland’s plan was a complete surprise. Instead of presenting a united front with Poland, the Biden administration telegraphed indecision and incompetence.
Biden’s defenders claim that sending MiGs to Ukraine would have “provoked” Putin and “escalated” America’s involvement in the war. But the United States shouldn’t be cowed by hollow threats from Moscow.Â
Read the full op-ed over at Fox News:
FIGHTER JET 'FIASCO': @SenTomCotton says Biden's timid leadership in the Russia-Ukraine war is on full display with his failure to deliver needed aircraft to Ukrainians. https://t.co/SGITMQ6qpY pic.twitter.com/tbAgIf7HvA
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