US foreign aid to Ukraine and elsewhere often comes with strings attached – a quid pro quo

[SillFontaine]

The United States engages in quid pro quos all the time when it comes to foreign assistance. Our aid is not charity; Americans expect to get something in return for it.

Congress imposes quid pro quos on U.S. foreign aid all the time, as well. Democrats howled when Trump cut aid to Central America earlier this year, but as Lester Munson, former staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, points out, "If you look at the appropriations bill that actually provided the president with the money to give assistance to Central America, there are 15 different reasons you might suspend the aid there."

Even former Vice President Joe Biden has admitted to a quid pro quo with Ukraine. He held up $1 billion in loan guarantees (a quid) to get them to fire a prosecutor who was not investigating corruption (a quo).

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/marc-thiessen-nothing-wrong-quid-pro-quo

 

[cigaretteman]

Not remotely the same, and you know it, but keep up with idiotic Trumpkin talking points even though it appears you have absolutely no understanding of the differences.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Not remotely the same, and you know it, but keep up with idiotic Trumpkin talking points even though it appears you have absolutely no understanding of the differences.

No he doesn't understand it, he is a 5th grade level lowlife.

 

[SillFontaine]

Not remotely the same, and you know it, but keep up with idiotic Trumpkin talking points even though it appears you have absolutely no understanding of the differences.

You and your ilk are pushing this country into a civil war!

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

You and your ilk are pushing this country into a civil war!

No, you and your hillbillies are wanting a civil war.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

You and your ilk are pushing this country into a civil war!

Being governed by a government who did not even get a plurality of the votes tends to cause civil wars.

Even then the civil war is being caused by the side that accepts without consequence it's leader's breaking of the law.

We are either a nation of laws or a nation ruled by a dictator. If it's acceptable for a leader to break the laws he is a defacto dictator. And dictators also tend to cause civil wars.

 

[bunsen82]

The United States engages in quid pro quos all the time when it comes to foreign assistance. Our aid is not charity; Americans expect to get something in return for it.

Congress imposes quid pro quos on U.S. foreign aid all the time, as well. Democrats howled when Trump cut aid to Central America earlier this year, but as Lester Munson, former staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, points out, "If you look at the appropriations bill that actually provided the president with the money to give assistance to Central America, there are 15 different reasons you might suspend the aid there."

Even former Vice President Joe Biden has admitted to a quid pro quo with Ukraine. He held up $1 billion in loan guarantees (a quid) to get them to fire a prosecutor who was not investigating corruption (a quo).

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/marc-thiessen-nothing-wrong-quid-pro-quo

Where to go with this. You do know Burisma and the Biden issue has been debunked. Aid was held up because the whole intelligence committee including other nations wanted the official let go because he was corrupt. If burisma is truly an issue show the information what is wrong there.

As to saying quid pro quo is good, this was to Trumps advantage nothing more nothing less to hurt a potential nominee. So democrats should be allowed to pay $50,000 or for millions of dollars to any nation or current citizen to bring forth dirt on trump - even if its not true, that is what you are promoting? You truly can't be that naive?

 

[Saint Louis Attorney]

LOL. No shit.

The fact that StillFontard thinks he has a point her is just sad.

 

[The Tradition]

Even former Vice President Joe Biden has admitted to a quid pro quo with Ukraine. He held up $1 billion in loan guarantees (a quid) to get them to fire a prosecutor who was not investigating corruption (a quo).

This is the key part of all this.

That episode is what Trump wanted investigated. Did Biden's extortion lead to the firing of the prosecutor who was after Hunter Biden? Did Biden withhold the money for personal reasons?

To say that Trump was digging dirt on a political rival is silly if he's doing the same thing that the political rival has already done.

To say otherwise would mean a prohibition on rooting out corruption.

 

[Rifler]

Forgetting the Biden connection for a moment,.. the issue of corruption in Burisma has never been fully investigated...

 

[brawnoverbrains]

Well OP is not wrong. You can cry Trumpkin all you want, it doesn’t change the fact that our foreign aid as a whole is a giant bribe to allow us a military presence wherever we send it.

 

[B1GDeal]

You and your ilk are pushing this country into a civil war!

Wait... so was their a quid pro quo?

 

[SillFontaine]

Being governed by a government who did not even get a plurality of the votes tends to cause civil wars.

Even then the civil war is being caused by the side that accepts without consequence it's leader's breaking of the law.

We are either a nation of laws or a nation ruled by a dictator. If it's acceptable for a leader to break the laws he is a defacto dictator. And dictators also tend to cause civil wars.

Are you calling Abe Lincoln a dictator?