Ben Sasse: “I want to talk about three things. First, Ukraine. What do they need? How much aid? What kind, and how urgently can and…”

“I want to talk about three things. First, Ukraine. What do they need? How much aid? What kind, and how urgently can and should we get it to them? Second, omnis. Does the way the Congress spends money make any sense right now? And, third, political grandstanding. In particular, can politicians resist the short-term political crack that is social media? First, Ukraine. How much aid do they need? What kind and how urgently? The answer is they need everything, and they need it yesterday. If they can shoot it, we should ship it. Ukrainians are fighting for freedom, and we should be doing more to help: Javelins, Stingers, lethal drones like Switchblades, surface-to-air missiles like the S- 300s, coastal defense missiles, machine guns, ammo, grenade launchers, night vision goggles, and, yes, planes--more and more of them faster. I applaud the President for some of what he has done, for sending some of this, but I would also note that there are really important weapons that are not yet in Ukrainian hands, like the S-300s. I would also note that it takes time to cross the border, and we should be sending this stuff as fast as possible, not having the administration's lawyers debate how many angels can dance on the tip of a SAM or debate which weapons should be considered offensive versus defensive. Look, the Ukrainians are the people who are being victimized; they are the people who have been invaded. Every weapon we give them right now is a defensive weapon.…”