Tom Cotton says Biden's 'indecision' hurting Ukraine: 'Pussyfooting around for a year and a half'

Sen. Tom Cotton says 'we should have done it months ago' in response to the U.S. agreeing to send controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine.

SEN. TOM COTTON: I've been calling for this for months and months. This is yet another example of Biden's indecision and how it set Ukraine back. The President has been pussyfooting around now for almost a year and a half, refusing to provide Ukraine certain weapons that they need to defend their own territory, only to reverse himself months later when they're in a situation where they have to retake their territory. We have. Millions and millions of these artillery shells sitting on our shelves. We're almost certainly never going to use them ourselves. They are suitable for the exact kind of artillery systems we've already provided to Ukraine. There is an international treaty that many countries have signed against using them, but we have not signed it and Russia has not signed it and China has not signed it. And if I could just put a very fine point on it. Russia is using cluster munitions in Ukraine, and Ukraine has pleaded with us for months to let Ukraine use cluster munitions in Ukraine. So why the hell would we care if Ukraine uses cluster munitions in Ukraine if it helps them retake their territory and end this war? We should have done it months ago.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Sunday defended Biden's controversial decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine.