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Francis Suarez:
US should consider potential military action in Cuba
Suarez suggested that the US should explore the option of air strikes against Cuba. "What should be contemplated right now is a coalition of potential military action in Cuba," Suarez said in comments on Fox News. Suarez pointed to US interventions in
Panama and Kosovo as potential models to follow. When asked if he was calling for air strikes in Cuba, Suarez said, "What I'm suggesting is that option is one that has to be explored, and one that cannot be just simply discarded."
Source: Business Insider on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 14, 2023
Francis Suarez:
Military aid to Ukraine, with NATO equal burden
War in Ukraine: He supports military aid but wants NATO to compel European countries to do more.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami wants to tie U.S. military aid to new NATO rules requiring Europe to carry an equal burden.
Source: N.Y. Times on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
Chris Christie:
If Russia wins they'd soon cross border requiring US troops
We're there because it's in our national interest to give the Ukrainian military the ability to rebut and defeat Russian aggression.
Because if Russia overran Ukraine, I have no doubt, that it wouldn't be too long before they crossed a border where American servicemen and women would be required to go and fight.
Source: ABC This Week on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
Will Hurd:
Both Trump and Biden to blame for Afghanistan withdrawal
This problem in Afghanistan started under the Donald Trump administration about pulling out. And then, when Joe Biden said he was going to follow through with Trump's intention, of course the Afghan military was not going to fight.
This was a debacle that hurt our reputation around the world. And it's just one more thing that our allies are questioning our ability to work together against common threats.
Source: CNN SOTU interviews on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
Supports Minsk accord: Independent Donbas & annexed Crimea
Q: What about the Biden Presidency so severely disappoints you that it causes you to run for President?KENNEDY: Number 1, the policies on the war. I think it's very clear that this has little to do with protecting the Ukraine. It's more to do with the
neocon ambition of deposing Vladimir Putin, which I think is very problematic. It's clear from Pres. Biden's direct statements that that is why he believes we should be in Ukraine.
Q: So, would you withdraw military aid to Ukraine?
KENNEDY:
I would end the war. I would negotiate a peace.
Q: Would you allow a peace that allowed much of eastern Ukraine and Crimea to remain in Russian hands?
KENNEDY: The Russians had come to two different peace agreements, both of which were eminently
reasonable. I consider the terms of the Minsk Accords fair. And that's what Russia already offered to sign.
[OTI FactCheck: The Minsk Accords would grant Donbas self-determination on independence from Ukraine, and would leave Crimea annexed to Russia].
Source: The New Yorker magazine on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 7, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is brutal; but not "unprovoked"
Kennedy called the war in Ukraine a "creation of a relentless mentality of foreign domination" on the part of the United States and accusing the West--without evidence--of intentionally sabotaging peace talks in the spring of 2022."I abhor Russia's
brutal and bloody invasion of that nation," Kennedy told the crowd. "But we must understand that our government has also contributed to its circumstances through repeated deliberate provocations of Russia going back to the 1990s."
Kennedy has been a
frequent critic of America's involvement in supporting Ukraine from Russia's invasion, which he has repeatedly referred to as a "proxy war" that he claims is being fought "all for the sake of U.S. (imagined) geopolitical interests."
"They wanted war
as part of their strategic grand plan to destroy any country such as Russia that resists American imperial expansion," Kennedy tweeted in May. "They only pretend to think it was unprovoked. They are lying to us, manufacturing consent for war."
Source: ABC Politics on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 21, 2023
Dean Phillips:
Defend Ukraine's sovereignty & seize Russian assets
Rep. Phillips cosponsored [as of 3/31/22], and voted in favor of, H.R.6930, the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act. This bill passed the House 417-8 and has been referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The legislation establishes
a working group to determine the legal mechanisms that may be used to seize assets belonging to certain foreign entities affiliated with Russia's political leadership and addresses related issues. - April 27, 2022.Rep. Phillips became an original
cosponsor of H.R.6470 Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022: To counter the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, to expedite security assistance to Ukraine to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities, and
to impose sanctions relating to the actions of the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine, and for other purposes. The bill has been referred to a few committees. - Jan. 21, 2022
Source: Minnesota Peace Project on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Apr 27, 2022
Dean Phillips:
Condemn the depravity of Hamas, and Iran if they're involved
Rep. Dean Phillips has joined other lawmakers, mostly Republicans, in blaming Iran for allegedly helping Hamas--a political and militant organization that governs the Gaza Strip--to plan and carry out its surprise attack. Phillips, who is Jewish, said
that if Iran was actively involved, the United States should unite with its allies to "neutralize" Iran.Phillips wrote on Twitter/X: "If Iran helped plan, support, and initiate the attack on Israel, principled nations of the world must unite and
neutralize the most repugnant, repressive, destabilizing regime in the world. Evil cannot be appeased any longer."
In another post, Philips said "As Ranking Member of the House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group, I joined with
Chair @RepDavidKustoff and our entire, bipartisan membership to condemn the depravity of Hamas and extend our unwavering support for our friends in the Knesset and the people of Israel."
Source: MinnPost.com: Twitter posting on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Oct 11, 2023
Joe Biden:
If Russia prevails in Ukraine can any nation feel secure?
We don't need to agree on everything to keep moving forward on issues like arms control--a cornerstone of international security. After more than 50 years of progress under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russia is shredding longstanding arms
control agreements, including announcing the suspension of New START and withdrawing from the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. I view it as irresponsible, and it makes the entire world less safe.It is Russia alone that stands in the way of
peace because Russia's price for peace is Ukraine's capitulation, Ukraine's territory, and Ukraine's children. Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without consequence. But I ask you this: If we abandon the
core principles of the [U.N. Charter] to appease an aggressor, can any member state feel confident that they are protected? If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure?
Source: Speech to the United Nations (2023 presidential hopefuls)
Sep 19, 2023
Don Blankenship:
Communist Party & China are not our friends
Blankenship Recent Tweets:- Come on Fox, it's great that you have recognized in your recent reporting that China is not our friend. But,
- Come on Fox, did it take you 20 years to figure this out.
- Come on Fox, tell your viewers that AINO Mitch
McConnell's family fortune came from his family connections to Communist Party Leaders.
- Come on Fox, tell your viewers the truth that McConnell's family members have sat on the corporate boards of a China company that builds China warships.
- Come on
Fox. If you are going to tell your viewers that Apple is doing too much business with China tell them McConnell's family is doing too much business with China.
- Come on Fox, don't be AINO [American In Name Only].
- Come on Fox tell America about
McConnell ties to China.
- Come Fox stop quashing my free speech. Stop interfering in elections. Stop telling your viewers lies. Stop acting like you are American democracy savior.
- Come on Fox, your hypocrisy is an insult to your viewers.
Source: Twitter posts by 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Dec 5, 2022
Chase Oliver:
Began political activism opposing the war in Iraq
The Libertarian activist, who began his political activism opposing the war in Iraq under former President George W. Bush, sees a political landscape ripe for a third-party candidate to make
waves--one in which many voters don't want to see a rematch between Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden.
"The duopoly is going to gift us with a Trump versus Biden 2.0 election, and that's going to allow millions of voters to feel dissatisfied and to look for something alternative,"
Oliver told a group of eight people gathered Sunday at RAYGUN in Cedar Rapids for a meet-and-greet event with Linn County Libertarians.
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 23, 2023
Ryan Binkley:
In Ukraine, both sides have got to feel successful
Asked if he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin could negotiate in good faith, Binkley replied, "To end the war, it's going to take everybody walking away feeling like you know what, there's some portion of this thing where they can go back
to their people and say they were successful. I've been involved in over 1,400 mergers and acquisitions of businesses. It's no different."
Source: Des Moines Register on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 16, 2023
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