The last numbers I saw said Europe combined is contributing nearly as much as the U.S. has.
But until Trump, Americans never insisted Europeans invest in their militaries and one result is, they don't have so much to contribute.
Some analysts / armchair generals (i.e., McGregor) tell us that Russia is not only winning but also preparing for a massive new invasion when the ground freezes in Ukraine.
They say there's no point in Ukrainian resistance and even less point in US sending aid to prolong the war.
Time will tell if they are right.
The stakes for us are the costs of victorious naked aggression -- Russia's invasion of a smaller neighbor will encourage every other brutal dictator, today and future, beginning most likely in Taiwan, and from there, anyone's guess.
Ukraine is our 1938 & Munich, "peace in our time".
We will not like that world and Ukraine is our opportunity to prevent it.
Explain how all the money being sent to Ukraine is to be used. Besides weapons, there are billions being sent, with no strings, no audits. As for the weapons, what guarantees they will not be sold to profit Ukrainian oligarchs?
What principles does Ukraine have in common with America? Zelenskyy has banned political opposition and arrested his opponents. There is no freedom of the press. He is interfering with the free exercise of religion and threatening those that do not practice approved forms of worship with prison. That applies to Christians. Jeez, that sounds a lot like the direction of our government under the Democrats. It’s the exact opposite of what it should be.
America has no history that ties us to Ukraine. We owe Ukraine nothing. There are no formal treaties. Sure, there are promises such as joining NATO, but NATO offers that to just about every nation in Europe, including Turkey. That’s another nation of corrupt slime balls that don’t give a damn about freedom or America. NATO, and this requires our approval, is slowly and methodically incorporating buffer nations between Russia and Western Europe. Those counties have kept distance between Russia and the West since WWII and throughout the Cold War . They represented a NATO free area, without NATO military bases that kept the peace.
Russia’s gripe with Ukraine rests primarily on Ukraine’s desire to be a NATO member. Ukraine in NATO means no NATO military bases butting right up to the border of Russia. That is a threat to Russia. We survived the Cold War by both sides removing threats. Just imagine what it would be like for China establishing military bases in Mexico. That’s how Russia feels. If Ukraine gave up it NATO ambitions, then this war would never have happen. It would have saved 160,000 lives. Memberships in a pisant alliance is not worth that.
I am pro American military as they come. I have had family in the military/militia since the French and Indian War. My son-in-law is currently serving in the 82nd Airborne and had to deal with Biden’s and woke general’s leadership in Afghanistan just two Augusts ago. Biden needs to be kept as far away from the military as possible. The Joint Chiefs need to be fired. They are just itching of another endless war. That’s another endless war that we won’t win and many American lives and limbs could be lost. Our military should be grounded until we learn how to quickly win wars when and only when we are truly threatened. Russia didn’t represent a threat to America before the war and certainly do not now.
Trump put an end the endless wars, but he’s gone and the deep state is right back to starting another.
Trump wanted to get out of NATO. Apparently he was talked out of that and never really knew how fubar NATO really is. Europe is not carrying its weight. They are by and large impotent. Finland has a stronger military than Germany. Think of that, little Finland, all 5 million citizens, if they join NATO they would be contributing more to NATO than the number one economic power in Europe. By the way, little Finland has kicked Russia’s ass in the past and they can do it again. For the most part, the rest of NATO lacks the will take on Russia because we Americans are suckers and will do their dirty work and pay for it. That’s how messed up NATO is. The European nations of NATO have the most at risk, but they are unwilling to commit to their own defense.
Our constitution is very explicit about war powers. Ir does not include being the world’s cop on the back of American taxpayers and future American generations. Have no doubts, we are waging a proxy war. We have just as many military advisors on the ground in Ukraine as we did at the beginning of the Vietnam War. We have positioned additional troops in Poland and the Baltic states. The deep state cares not about Americans or our military. It does not bother them one bit to enter a full blown conflict with our troops in Europe. They profit from it.
Back to the initial point of this post. How does this improve the lives of American citizens? Be tangible. Make it personal. How does improve your life? How does it make you or any American safer? Then ask, how does it damage America? What are the potential risks? Are the risks really worth it?