Joe Biden’s Ukraine Emergency

null By The Editorial BoardDec. 6, 2023 6:41 pm ETThe '2023 Reagan National Defense Survey' highlights China as the greatest national security threat to the U.S. and finds strong support for arming Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyThe Senate voted Wednesday to block $110.5 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. allies in the Pacific, but this is best understood as kabuki-theater politics. Perhaps President Biden will now get serious about striking the kind of bipartisan compromise he said in 2020 that he was good at pulling off. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer knew the Senate vote would fail because Republicans said they’d filibuster it. All 49 of them did. But Mr. Schumer held the vote anyway to appease his left flank and because he wants to blame the GOP if no aid eventually passes. He attacked Republicans for demanding that border-security provisions be added to the aid bill.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Righ

A person who loves writing, loves novels, and loves life.Seeking objective truth, hoping for world peace, and wishing for a world without wars.

Opinion Dec 6, 2023 Add to Reading List

null

The Editorial Board

Dec. 6, 2023 6:41 pm ET

The '2023 Reagan National Defense Survey' highlights China as the greatest national security threat to the U.S. and finds strong support for arming Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly

The Senate voted Wednesday to block $110.5 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. allies in the Pacific, but this is best understood as kabuki-theater politics. Perhaps President Biden will now get serious about striking the kind of bipartisan compromise he said in 2020 that he was good at pulling off.

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer knew the Senate vote would fail because Republicans said they’d filibuster it. All 49 of them did. But Mr. Schumer held the vote anyway to appease his left flank and because he wants to blame the GOP if no aid eventually passes. He attacked Republicans for demanding that border-security provisions be added to the aid bill.