The U.S. can't be the policeman who saves the world no matter how good it feels

.@RandPaul says the US can't afford to be the “Uncle Sam, the policeman who saves the world,” no matter how good it feels. @KelleyBVlahos @RStatecraft https://t.co/TI4GHFESNm

— Quincy Institute (@QuincyInst) May 16, 2022

Responsible Statecraft’s Kelley Vlahos writes, ““We can’t save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. economy,” he said in his floor remarks. “Americans are feeling the pain and Congress seems content on adding to that pain by shuffling money out the door as fast as they can.”

He noted that adding to the billions the U.S. has given to Ukraine since 2014, Congress will have authorized some $60 billion in total spending to the country. Let’s put $60 billion into perspective, he said. “Ukraine would become the largest annual recipient of U.S. military aid in the past two decades.”

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