I stand by everything I said.
Obviously, sending US troops and sending resources are two different things, but in my opinion, both are ill-advised.
Clearly, you disagree - but instead of supporting your case, you choose to accuse me of red herrings and false dichotomies.
If you want to be taken seriously, just use reason to make your case, rather than doing a lousy job of poking holes in mine.
rightly see this “stand with Ukraine” bandwagon as just another neocon ploy to get the US involved in another forever war.
You seemed to be rather clearly implying that those of us who support sending Ukraine aid were just trying to get us into a shooting war. You don't think that was unfair?
If you want to be taken seriously, just use reason to make your case, rather than doing a lousy job of poking holes in mine.
My case is twofold. First, I think war in general is sufficiently horrible and destructive, especially when engaged in by major powers, that countries should not be permitted to profit from it. The amount we're spending to help Ukraine eviscerate Russian's military is a drop in the bucket compared to the many trillions we've spent over the last 70 decades on our military. It's probably the best bang for the buck we've ever gotten.
Second, I believe the Chinese are absolutely watching the western response to Russia's aggression, and if they detect weakness or passivity, they'll start the exact same thing in the Pacific. Being the linchpin of western resolve against military adventurism could save us uncounted dollars and lives in discouraging similar aggression by China.