Jonathan Chait points out that many of the New Right arguments against supporting Ukraine–including, but not limited to, the one about avoiding distractions when containing China is the main goal–apply with equal force to Israel. He concludes that these GOP members draw a distinction between Ukraine and Israel primarily because Donald Trump, for purely personal reasons, hates Ukraine. Is he right?
He absolutely is. GOP opposition to Ukraine is rooted in resentment about the first impeachment and the Russia investigation, not geopolitics or morality.