2024 WI Senate race: on Foreign Policy


Eric Hovde: Lead through deterrence, send a clear message of strength

By appeasing dictators and funding evil regimes, Senator Baldwin and President Biden have put American troops at risk and endangered nations all over the world. We must lead through deterrence, prioritizing our national security and the security of our allies by sending a clear message of strength to the world, to put an end to these wars and stop future ones from occurring.
Source: 2024 Wisconsin Senate campaign website EricHovde.com Feb 29, 2024

Eric Hovde: Trump put crushing sanctions on Iran; Biden lifted them

Hovde: Let's go back to what this conflict is really about. It's not so much between the Palestinian people and Israel. It's really between Iran and Israel and the U.S. Iran controls Hamas and Hezbollah. President Trump put in crushing sanctions and had Iran on its back. Senator Baldwin goes back and votes for the deal that Joe Biden lifted the sanctions that funded terrorism. That's why we are in this war today.

Baldwin: Israel has the right to defend itself. But as we've seen this war unfold, we've also seen untold civilian casualties. children, women. We have to help foster a path towards cease-fire. so that the hostages can be released and so that humanitarian aid can be searched into Gaza. I'm hopeful that with the confirmed death now of the Hamas leader, that we will have a path to that peace and keep some hope alive of the two-state solution in the region.

Source: C-Span transcript of 2024 Wisconsin Senate debate Oct 18, 2024

Eric Hovde: Don't think we should endlessly fund money into Ukraine

Hovde: Do I think that Vladimir Putin is an absolutely evil man? Absolutely. But I think we need to try to find a way to get to peace. Sadly what's happening in Ukraine is wiping out generations of their people and turning a lot of their cities into rubble. While I was supportive of Ukraine at first, the amounts of tens of billions of dollars that have gone to Ukraine that are not accountable causes great concern for me. so I don't think we should continue to fund endlessly money into Ukraine.

Baldwin: This conflict is truly about democracy versus dictatorship and we have to stand on the side of democracy. Vladimir Putin is a dictator. He illegally invaded a sovereign democratic nation. The free world stood up to Ukraine's defense. But it seems that Donald Trump doesn't know the difference between our allies and our enemies. Eric Hovde would have voted against the legislation to fund Ukrainian weaponry.

Source: C-Span transcript of 2024 Wisconsin Senate debate Oct 18, 2024

Tammy Baldwin: Keep some hope alive of the two-state solution in the region

Baldwin: Israel has the right to defend itself. But as we've seen this war unfold, we've also seen untold civilian casualties. children, women. We have to help foster a path towards cease-fire. so that the hostages can be released and so that humanitarian aid can be searched into Gaza. I'm hopeful that with the confirmed death now of the Hamas leader, that we will have a path to that peace and keep some hope alive of the two-state solution in the region.

Hovde: Let's go back to what this conflict is really about. It's not so much between the Palestinian people and Israel. It's really between Iran and Israel and the U.S. Iran controls Hamas and Hezbollah. President Trump put in crushing sanctions and had Iran on its back. Senator Baldwin goes back and votes for the deal that Joe Biden lifted the sanctions that funded terrorism. That's why we are in this war today.

Source: C-Span transcript of 2024 Wisconsin Senate debate Oct 18, 2024

Tammy Baldwin: Ukraine is about democracy versus dictatorship

Baldwin: This conflict is truly about democracy versus dictatorship and we have to stand on the side of democracy. Vladimir Putin is a dictator. He illegally invaded a sovereign democratic nation. The free world stood up to Ukraine's defense. But it seems that Donald Trump doesn't know the difference between our allies and our enemies. Eric Hovde would have voted against the legislation to fund Ukrainian weaponry.

Hovde: Do I think that Vladimir Putin is an absolutely evil man? Absolutely. But I think we need to try to find a way to get to peace. Sadly what's happening in Ukraine is wiping out generations of their people and turning a lot of their cities into rubble. While I was supportive of Ukraine at first, the amounts of tens of billions of dollars that have gone to Ukraine that are not accountable causes great concern for me. so I don't think we should continue to fund endlessly money into Ukraine.

Source: C-Span transcript of 2024 Wisconsin Senate debate Oct 18, 2024

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