Continue to support Ukraine or cut them off?

No. I am voting Blue all the way down. And I am voting blue because of women's health issues, LGBTQ+ policies, climate change, social security/Medicare, and to codify Roe vs Wade.

I mean, it is not like there is any chance I would vote for a Republican anyway.

No one wants to pay for another countries war. BUT I see this as part of being a democratic country and a duty to each other. We (the US in general) pay for a LOT of crap. It's mind blowing. I have 2 really good friends that are from UK. One is a nurse who just got her mom, sister and niece out of UK and brought them here to MN. Her dad and brother are still there fighting.

I know there is the whole, we should be using this money to help the homeless and our actual citizens, but would we??? seems like we've had these problems for yrs, and have we ??

With this statement from McCarthy, I'm struggling to think of a single Republican policy I agree with. Their entire "platform" such as it exists is antithetical to everything I believe. And what a gift to Putin, surprise surprise.

In answer to your specific question - does it impact my vote? Not really because there is not a chance in hell I will ever vote for a Republican on the federal or state level, ever again.

Do you think if they are successful in Ukraine they will stop there?

Exactly this.  I'm not a fan of spending money on someone else's war but the alternative is worse.  If other countries don't support Ukraine, what's to stop Putin or any other dictator including our own orange menace from invading and taking control of other countries that cannot defend themselves?  It just becomes a free for all.

We have spent like the equivalent of like 1% of the annual defense budget and cleaned out our weapons closet like a trip to Goodwill. If you asked Cold War folks, if we’d be able to remove the threat of a country like Russia / USSR if we went back in time, for so “cheap” any US leader would jump on that deal. This *is* US defense spending.

Russia isn’t dead enough yet. If we pull out now China will be watching. Russia will have time to rearm. If McCarthy’s warnings come to pass, I never want to hear another word about the GOP being the party of National Security ever again. We will be spending even more than we are now, and be in a significantly worse position because we would inviting invasions everywhere. With Taiwan near the top of the list, igniting who knows what in Asia. And that would really mess up inflation and the price of gas since that’s all voters care about.

Anyway, like others voting blue anyway.

It is something we sometimes forget but we do share a common border with Russia.

Yes you do and we share a border with you. The world is small sometimes.

U.S. fighter jets incercept two Russian bombers near Alaska
www.google.com/amp/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/national/world/2022/10/18/1_6114589.amp.html

Because if Putin succeeds, he will try somewhere else, perhaps a NATO country, which would cause a war. Also, China is certainly watching what we do. They want to take Taiwan, and if we back down now, they could be emboldened to try it.

Everyone hates inflation. The trouble with the current crop of Republicans is that they can’t see past the ends of their noses. Sometimes if you take a stand, it prevents a much bigger problem later.

Here’s the other thing. If Republicans have a top secret plan to battle inflation, I haven’t heard about it.

This reminds me to register to vote in Oregon now too.  I'm going to add that to my list of things to do as soon as I get a permanent address, which I assume is necessary to vote here.  Another good reason to consider renting something small until I find a house to buy.  I can register from an apartment.

The world is watching. We must continue to support Ukraine. Putin and Xi and a whole host of authoritarian leaders are watching to see if we flinch. We are just now regaining our reputation and footing on the stage of world diplomacy after the destruction of it all under Trump. We can not flinch, we can not look away.

Aside from this, Ukraine is critical for global energy policy and global food policy. Few Americans understand the role of Ukraine in global food markets. Allowing Ukraine to fall to Russia would have devastating effects on global energy and food markets. If you think energy and food are expensive now...

1000% we stand with Ukraine.

The speed with which NATO voted to support Ukraine is telling. IIRC, it was less than 2 weeks, with nations sending support on their own as well. DH has spent the past 3 years working for NATO. If you thought our government moved slowly, try to coordinate 30 nations to work together!  The speed was nothing short of impressive. 

My thoughts are it sure sounds like Putin is still in charge of the Republican party with this kind of promise. 

ETA It doesn't change my vote, just adds another tick mark in the Blue column.