Originally Posted by
Winemaker
I'm embarrassed as an American.
Why? Because he has a different opinion than you?
His position isn't one I'd take, to be sure, but one thing we have is (1) a diversity of points of view and (2) the freedom to express those.
Disagree? Of course.
Be embarrassed? No point. (Unless you voted for him, but I think you live on a different coast than the region he represents
).
As to his hopes to be in a position to impact any of this as President, I'd say he has just scored an own goal since ...
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... There remains bipartisan support for Ukraine with material and more, in the US Congress.
Money is still being appropriated for military aid, and it generally comes through the House.
It would appear that his peers, in general, disagree with him.
He can (and I am sure will) be taken to task on the veracity of the points he has made in that last part of that quote, since what's on the internet seems to last forever.
FWIW, this post (yours and mine) may get consigned to JB, but as he's discussing the war maybe it will stay here.