Coons On Morning Joe This Morning “pushing” for Congress to “do more” for Ukraine

This is a very loose transcript.  Coons managed to restrain his usual warmongery.  Although he doesn’t think Biden is being Kennedy-esque enough in the face of Putins threats to use nukes.   

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Morning Joe Panel Guy:  You’ve talked about the need to restore deterrence.

Coons: We need to restore deterrence capabilities of NATO, and we need to punish Putin.  It is not enough for the Ukrainians to fight the Russians to a stand still.  We need to provide them with the resources to win the conflict.   …the resources both humanitarian and military resources.   There was strong BIPARTISAN participation

…The administration intends tp provide the resources nesscicary for Ukraine to win as Ukraine defines winning.   I’m very concerned about  the status of Georgia, Moldova, the Baltic States and our eastern flank critical NATO allies.  We need to providing supplies to sustain the eastern flank of NATO.   Our core allies are in position to talk about suctions…gas… we need to make it hurt economically and militarily.  We need to show the unity of the west.  That’s going to require the American people to sustain their focus in this.  (Boilerplate praise for Biden)

JoeScar:  You talk about hurting Putin economically militarily… (quoting NYT) “Russia reminding the world of their nuclear arsenal. If Putin faces any more humiliating losses…”    What do you say to Americans that don’t want a nuclear war?

Coons:  (Kendy faced the Cuban Missile Crisis) If Putin can intimidate us and keep us from supporting another country through threats.  Then we are in a different place.   If N Korea and China can use nuclear  capabilities to bully their way into regional’s dominance then the order of the world security order will come apart.  (More boilerplate praise for Biden) but…frankly that conflict has started.

Leader of Belarus Opposition Party:   Lukashenko is illegitimate.  People are residing this regime.  Lukashenko is an accomplice in this war.  86% of our people don’t want out participation int he war.    We have had two victories,  one, Belarus didn’t invade and 2 we have no safe space for Russian troops.   … Lukashenko ordered Belarus soldiers to invade but soldiers refused to invade.

Barnacle:  (to Coons) What is your sense of Putin trying to ensnare US into a wider war?

Coons:  This is Ukrains war.  I agree that Putin want to make this into a Russia vs US or Russia vs NATO war and we need to keep fighting that this is the sovigern nation of Ukraine defending itself from an unjustified attack.