He Has Been ‘Best Thing’ for Putin – Opinion

We’re seeing the outcomes of Joe Biden’s failure to make use of any type of a powerful and competent method with regards to Russia.

Why does Vladimir Putin suppose he can do what he needs and threaten his neighbors? Why shouldn’t he? Joe Biden not solely hasn’t placed on any pre-emptive sanctions to discourage Putin from invading — as Ukraine has begged, saying it’s too late after the invasion — however he waived the sanctions on Nord Stream 2, elevated the quantity of oil that America has purchased, and hasn’t resorted to more durable sanctions that he might make use of. He’s given Putin what he’s needed.

The Biden Administration appears to do not know what they’re doing. You will have Kamala Harris claiming that the “risk” of sanctions is sufficient to discourage him however then, within the subsequent breath, each she and Biden declare that Russia has made up its thoughts to invade. So then the risk hasn’t discouraged him. As we defined yesterday, not even the Secretary of Protection appears to consider that the sanctions they’re positing are going to have an effect on the Russian individuals greater than they will have an effect on Putin. Then you’ve the declare that they provided Putin a summit that may occur provided that he would again off, saying that Biden and Putin had agreed in precept. Then Putin made Biden look foolish after that announcement when he stated there was nothing particular.

As Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) notes, Joe Biden has been the “smartest thing” for Putin as a result of he’s refused to take a tricky method. Cruz advised Invoice Hemmer on Fox Information Sunday that method hasn’t labored in any respect.

Joe Biden changing into president is the perfect factor to occur to Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/jAIK6qDH69

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 20, 2022

“No, it hasn’t labored in any respect. When you take a look at what the Ukrainians need, they’ve been very specific,” Cruz stated. “They’ve requested america explicitly, ‘Put sanctions on Nord Stream 2, proper now, at present.’ Joe Biden might do this this morning. He refuses to do it. And so they stated, quantity two, present deadly navy assist, give us the weapons to defend ourselves.”

Cruz defined that Joe Biden personally lobbied towards the invoice to place sanctions on Nord Stream 2. As we famous on the time, not solely did they do this however they used the filibuster rule to defeat the invoice, requiring 60 votes. Not solely have been they serving to Putin however they have been being hypocritical as soon as once more on the query of the filibuster. The Democrats had beforehand been for the sanctions after which they flipped due to who was within the White Home and the lobbying from Biden. Cruz skewered their flip-flopping.

“Joe Biden got here to Capitol Hill and personally lobbied Democratic senators to vote towards Russian sanctions. That’s why we’re dealing with this invasion. I gotta say Invoice, Joe Biden changing into president is the perfect factor that ever occurred, tragically, for Vladimir Putin,” stated Cruz.

Certainly. Putin appears in any respect this and is aware of he’s not going to get any severe pushback so it emboldens him. When you actually thought he was going to invade, why would you not do all you possibly can with sanctions now, preemptively, to cease him? But they refuse and they’re nonetheless refusing to chop them the deadly assist they want, simply as Barack Obama did in 2014. How did that work out?