President Biden addressed the nation on Thursday, expressing an urgent need for American support for Ukraine and Israel during the two unpredictable wars.
“American alliances are what keep us, Americans, safe. American values are what make us a partner that other nations want to work with. To put all that at risk – if we walk away from Ukraine…if we turn our backs on Israel – it’s just not worth it,” Biden announced. “That’s why tomorrow I’m going to send to Congress an urgent budget request to fund America’s national security needs to support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine. It’s a smart investment that’s going to pay dividends for American security for generations.”
Biden added “We cannot give up on peace.”
President Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case for deepening U.S. involvement in these two unpredictable conflicts as he prepared to ask for billions in military aid to both countries. pic.twitter.com/5NRgeStsUO
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 20, 2023
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“History has taught us when terrorists don’t pay a price for their terror, when dictators don’t pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction,” Biden said. “They keep going. And the cost and the threat to America and the world keep rising.”
The exact billion-dollar number keeps changing by the hour, but according to the Associated Press this early morning, Biden is expected to ask for $105 billion, including $60 billion for Ukraine – a large sum expected to replenish U.S. weapons.
$14 billion would go to Israel, $10 billion would go to unspecified humanitarian efforts, $14 billion would go to managing the U.S.-Mexico border and fighting fentanyl trafficking, and $7 billion would go to the Indo-Pacific region, which includes Taiwan.
Biden’s previous request for funding, which included $24 billion to help monetize the next few months of fighting, was stripped out of budget legislation last month after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was pleading for even more support.
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