With heartbreaking images flowing out of Ukraine, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell claims President Biden could be doing more — and more quickly — to aid a nation that’s shown just how hard it’s willing to fight the Russian invaders.
"Imagine where these brave people might be now if the administration moved at the speed of necessity, rather than the snail's pace of bureaucracy."Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
Just what would that look like? Congressman Andy Barr told CNN said he’d like to see "more critical air assets to be transferred to the Ukrainian resistance and then backfilling that to our NATO allies. We need a more powerful deterrent on the eastern edge of NATO as we help our friends in the Ukraine."
But while pressure mounts for a more aggressive response, the Biden administration is walking a geopolitical tightrope — reminding critics that every step must be weighed carefully to avoid the U.S. becoming a direct participant in the war.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the U.S. is trying to “end this war, not start a larger one.”
