Gaetz Gone Mad

This is stunning in its insanity—and, No, I don’t think he’s playing any sort of multi-dimensional chess. It’s the kinda stuff that our politicians will do to gain some sort of political advantage without regard to consequences, which they presume will be far away anyway:

Gaetz Wants Authorization To Take Out 'Chinese Assets' In Cuba

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Thursday told the House Armed Services Committee that he wants to give President Biden the authority to intervene militarily in Cuba to "take out" Chinese assets that are allegedly on the island.

"I support an Authorization for Use of Military Force to take out the Chinese assets in Cuba," Gaetz said. He wanted to add the AUMF as an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) but had to withdraw it for procedural reasons.

"To my hawk friends on the committee who think I’m too much of a dove, this amendment is an authorization to use military force given to President Biden to take out the Chinese assets in Cuba," he said.

Gaetz’s comments came after The Wall Street Journal reported Beijing and Havana are negotiating to establish a joint military training facility in Cuba, which cited unnamed US officials who based the claim on "convincing but fragmentary" intelligence.

The reality is that the Chinese are not now in Cuba but the US is in Taiwan. We do have actual troops on the ground there doing training. Taiwan is a close to China as Cuba is to the US. Why is it somehow to much to ask that our elected representatives acquire some sort of perspective before mouthing off?

So disappointing after Gaetz did confront Durham the other day. Why would he forfeit his hard earned position as more than just another politician?