GOP congressman says US should 'start thinking about hitting back' at Russia

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, a top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Sunday called on the United States to "start thinking about hitting back" at Russia as President Joe Biden prepares for a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"You want to go into these talks in a position of strength, not of weakness. I think he's going in a little bit out of weakness because he's made all these concessions," McCaul told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, referring to Biden's response to recent controversies involving Russia, including the poisoning and imprisonment of Putin opposition leader Alexey Navalny, a string of cyberattacks on the U.S. emanating from Russian soil and Nord Stream 2, a natural gas pipeline being built from Russia to the coast of Germany.

"I think sanctions are great but I think it's time to start thinking about hitting back," he said. "They need to know that when they do this, there are consequences to their actions and we're going to hit them back. Until we do that, they're going to continue with bad behavior."

Biden and Putin meet in Geneva on Wednesday. Biden, who is on his first overseas trip as president, will not hold a joint press conference with Putin afterward. Asked about that at a Group of Seven press conference Sunday, Biden said, "This is not a contest about who can do better in front of a press conference or try to embarrass each other."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-congressman-says-us-should-start-thinking-about-hitting-back-at-russia/ar-AAKZSvR

After four years of your guy kissing Pooty's booty...

[ProfessorGAC]

1. McCaul Is An Idiot!

The position of weakness is what Biden inherited due to FG's obeisance to Putin for 4 years.
He's there to show that there's a new sheriff in town. By definition, that's a position of strength.

[keithbvadu2]

2. "Russia is our friend" - new republican meme.

"Russia is our friend" - new republican meme.

Used to be: “Better dead than red”

"... retired Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis said in May 2015 that among world threats “in the near term, I think the most dangerous might be Russia.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/6/donald-trump-james-mattis-differ-on-vladimir-putin/

Loyal Trumpster proudly holding Trump Russian flag