By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Northern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves defends sending military aid to Ukraine as it continues to fight off the invasion of Russia.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022, sparking a war that continues to rage.
Graves, a Republican, says the United States must stop Russia’s advance before it reaches the Baltic states.
“Those are allied nations with the United States. Those are NATO nations,” Graves tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. “And by the way, we already have troops in those countries, but we will have U.S. military personnel fighting Russians. So, we have to do everything we can to make sure that this is executed in Ukraine and it doesn’t move into those NATO countries that have an alliance with the United States.”
Graves, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, also backs military aid to Israel, saying the country needs to stand strong with its best ally in the Middle East as it fights Hamas, which attacked Israel in October in what Graves calls one of the most heinous attacks witnessed in modern history.
“This idea that we should back off and give refuge to Hamas so that they can reconstitute I think is just ridiculous,” Graves says. “I think we need to stand strong with Israel and give them whatever they need when it comes to arms. We can’t be weak; we can’t show weakness and that is exactly what the United States is doing right now.”
Graves objects to President Joe Biden putting stipulations on the military aid sent to Israel. And Graves says Hamas has used human shields in defend itself against Israeli forces.
“Hamas is a terrorist organization and allowing them to reconstitute, which is exactly what the president is going to do if he were to get his way, I think it’s very weak and it shows a very weak posture,” according to Graves.
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