"The Heritage Foundation’s top expert on defense policy is stepping down from his post. as the storied conservative think tank rolls out a public-messaging campaign that attacks continued U.S. assistance to Ukraine for allegedly holding up disaster relief funding. <...>

Thomas Spoehr, the director of the think tank’s Center for National Defense, has submitted his resignation"

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I think everyone should watch the Republican debate.

Foreign policy, specifically Ukraine, was one of the few things where there was a genuine schism among candidates.

Most of them came down firmly on the side of Ukraine. The most vocal defenders were Pence and Haley. Meanwhile the biggest ones discussing an exit from Ukraine were Desantis and Ramasway.

Haley made Ramasway look like an idiot. She did so by drawing clear parallels to US interests and Ukrainian interests in a way that democrats don't focus on.

Pence also got some good hits on Desantis. Honestly it was weird. He seemed personable and somewhat funny during that segment. As with the rest of the night, Desantis looked like a coward. He tried to take some tepid middle ground position where he never really committed to anything. The tone of voice and phrasing he used made it feel like he was genuinely scared to take a true policy stance. Like at least Ramasway was running around being like "fuck you all I'm right" and commiting.

My point is foreign policy seems to be a genuine line in the sand for a lot of conservatives. I think taking an isolationist stance during what is becoming the second cold war will backfire.