house Bill H. Res. 162
Does Ukraine Need Lethal Weaponry From the U.S. to Defend Itself From Russian Aggression?
Argument in favor
Ukraine must have military assistance from the U.S. if it is going to dislodge Russia's separatist militias and reclaim its territory. America has an obligation to stand firmly against this type of aggression.
03/26/2015
Ukraine needs all the help it can get from the West, and at some point it should probably be considered for NATO membership.
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04/02/2015
We promised to defend the Ukraine if they agreed to disarm themselves of nuclear weapons twenty years ago. Obviously, we reneged on that promise already, apparently Putin managed to catch our State Department completely off guard, so we should try to salvage something for our purported ally.
03/25/2015
We should assist Ukraine against puppet "rebels", but we need to be wise to ensure the weapons won't end up in our enemies hands -- like we've seen with ISIS in Iraq.
Argument opposed
The U.S. should emphasize diplomatic and economic tools like sanctions in its efforts to coax Russia out of Ukraine. Providing military aid could increase Russian assistance to separatist militias.
03/24/2015
The US does not need to place more weapons where they can fall into extremist hands.
03/24/2015
United States should be concern with issues going on in our on country before trying to fix other countries.
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03/24/2015
Actually didn't mean to vote on this one at all, and can't figure out how to undo it.
Ukraine needs all the help it can get from the West, and at some point it should probably be considered for NATO membership.
The US does not need to place more weapons where they can fall into extremist hands.
United States should be concern with issues going on in our on country before trying to fix other countries.
Actually didn't mean to vote on this one at all, and can't figure out how to undo it.
We promised to defend the Ukraine if they agreed to disarm themselves of nuclear weapons twenty years ago. Obviously, we reneged on that promise already, apparently Putin managed to catch our State Department completely off guard, so we should try to salvage something for our purported ally.
As much as they may need help I think we need to sort out things here first.
Our taxpayers should not be funding wars or weapons in other countries, especially since they can be turned right around and used against our troops later. This practice is dangerous.
Given that Putin is a bully and the only thing that discourages a bully is force, we should support Ukraine with weapons.
Putin doesn't care and has virtually no respect for Obama, we have an obligation to help Ukraine defend itself
We should be giving them what ever they need to beat the bully,Lets make the fight fair.
We should assist Ukraine against puppet "rebels", but we need to be wise to ensure the weapons won't end up in our enemies hands -- like we've seen with ISIS in Iraq.
Not our circus not our monkeys! We need to stay away from this, Russia is not afraid of us and they have a lunatic for a ruler. Please keep the fight where it is and leave Russia and the Ukraine settle their own issues.
Russia is our equal in military power, and prodding a bear is unwise. Diplomacy is the wiser course, and this is also what caused some terrorist sects to be armed as well as they were. Weapons are the last resort option, and we aren't there yet.
Stop getting into, and exacerbating, wars around the world! Stop being in the pockets of military-industrial criminals
Not our business! When do we stop getting involved in other countries' wars?
The U.S. are making things in the Ukraine much worse. This is Russia door step, they have a long history there, the U.S. is merely extending it's empire where it
Providing weapons to Ukraine will simply throw more gasoline on a conflict that has no right side.
Adding weaponry to a civil war will only prolong the conflict in Ukraine and the instability that it creates. If we truly want a stable, democratic Ukraine we should be working towards- 1) the end of fighting in East Ukraine (with autonomy granted to the East), 2) pressuring the Ukrainian government to fight corruption, 3) pressuring the Ukrainian government to protect the rights of the Russian-speaking minority. These 3 things would go far further to creating a stable prosperous state than providing weapons to an army that with or without Western aid has little chance of victory. These 3 items would also address the underlying issues that prevent Ukraine from being a stable, democratic state- corruption chokes private enterprise and economic development, ignoring the rights of a large minority population is one of the reasons for rebellion in the East, an active war drains badly needed resources and prevents the government from moving forward towards building a stable, prosperous Ukraine which could serve as an example of what good governance and economic policies can do in Eastern Europe.