Graham and McCain: no reason not to punish Russia
Two well-known US Republican senators are considering various options for pushing through the new sanctions bill against Russia. They did not like the statement of Senator Bob Corker, who announced that the issue of sanctions was still suspended.
Mr. Corker, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, said the commission would not consider the “sanctions” bill now: the Trump administration needs to understand whether the relationship between the US and Russia can be changed.
Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain think differently. They reported "The Weekly Standard"that would prefer to immediately pass the sanctions bill.
Mr. McCain is ready to consider other options for advancing the bill, including through the Armed Forces Committee and other committees. McCain himself, like the publication, is just the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Forces. He believes that sanctions can be pushed through with national defense legislation or other appropriate legislation. “What the Russians have done cannot be left unanswered,” he said. “Otherwise, you just give them a blank check.”
Senator Lindsey Graham stated that he, too, is considering other ways to promote the bill. Mr. Graham cannot "come up with compelling reasons not to punish Russia."
Mr. Corker is not so quick. He said that it would be better to leave the decision on the issue of sanctions until the investigating committee of the Senate completes the investigation of Russia's interference in the US election process.
However, Graham objected: in his words, “no need to wait”, Russia should be punished for interfering.
“I just don’t understand why we don’t dare to punish Russia,” he told reporters. “I believe that the Russians are responsible for undermining our elections,” added Graham.
However, Corker, in an interview with The Weekly Standard, said that he wanted to give the Trump administration the opportunity to sort out relations with Russia, including assessing possible changes in behavior. Only after that will the issue of moving sanctions be decided.
“Our relations with Russia are at a record low since the days of the Cold War,” he recalled. And these relations can become quite icy: “Of course, we can cool relations further by adding sanctions.”
Thus, we add, not all prominent senators support the initiatives of the “hawks” of Graham and McCain. The latter, however, do not give up: avoiding any investigations, they are ready to announce additional sanctions to Russia. With the same ease, these gentlemen would probably vote for the war with Russia. For the sake of her (Russia) good, of course. Recall, Mr. McCain calls himself a "friend of Russia."
Graham and McCain
Mr. Corker, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, said the commission would not consider the “sanctions” bill now: the Trump administration needs to understand whether the relationship between the US and Russia can be changed.
Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain think differently. They reported "The Weekly Standard"that would prefer to immediately pass the sanctions bill.
Mr. McCain is ready to consider other options for advancing the bill, including through the Armed Forces Committee and other committees. McCain himself, like the publication, is just the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Forces. He believes that sanctions can be pushed through with national defense legislation or other appropriate legislation. “What the Russians have done cannot be left unanswered,” he said. “Otherwise, you just give them a blank check.”
Senator Lindsey Graham stated that he, too, is considering other ways to promote the bill. Mr. Graham cannot "come up with compelling reasons not to punish Russia."
Mr. Corker is not so quick. He said that it would be better to leave the decision on the issue of sanctions until the investigating committee of the Senate completes the investigation of Russia's interference in the US election process.
However, Graham objected: in his words, “no need to wait”, Russia should be punished for interfering.
“I just don’t understand why we don’t dare to punish Russia,” he told reporters. “I believe that the Russians are responsible for undermining our elections,” added Graham.
However, Corker, in an interview with The Weekly Standard, said that he wanted to give the Trump administration the opportunity to sort out relations with Russia, including assessing possible changes in behavior. Only after that will the issue of moving sanctions be decided.
“Our relations with Russia are at a record low since the days of the Cold War,” he recalled. And these relations can become quite icy: “Of course, we can cool relations further by adding sanctions.”
Thus, we add, not all prominent senators support the initiatives of the “hawks” of Graham and McCain. The latter, however, do not give up: avoiding any investigations, they are ready to announce additional sanctions to Russia. With the same ease, these gentlemen would probably vote for the war with Russia. For the sake of her (Russia) good, of course. Recall, Mr. McCain calls himself a "friend of Russia."
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