Exactly. Why the fucking hard-on for Ukraine? This isn't WWII, and the best the US can get out of this is a weakened and embarrassed Russia, who still controls most of Europe's gas and a bunch of other trade goods.
I don't think setting a "I can do everything short of sending my own troops to your enemy" as the standard in these sorts of situations is a good thing. Historically, the US engages in far more foreign adventures than Russia, and we're just asking them to donate their very best equipment to whoever we end up invading next.
Not to mention the whole problem of creating incentive for countries to create fake wars to get free money from American tax payers and the politicians taking kickbacks.
It's poking the bear. Literally the opposite of what you want to do to win wars.
If you want to go to war, do it fast and completely obliterate or demoralize the enemy. If you want to avoid war, make it clear that that's what you're going to do.
Don't play this game where you enrage them and then run back over the line daring them to attack you.
Nah, the best we get out of this is Russia taking over Ukraine anyway and stealing all the weapons our politicians gave them for who knows what shady favors.
Exactly. Why the fucking hard-on for Ukraine? This isn't WWII, and the best the US can get out of this is a weakened and embarrassed Russia, who still controls most of Europe's gas and a bunch of other trade goods.
I don't think setting a "I can do everything short of sending my own troops to your enemy" as the standard in these sorts of situations is a good thing. Historically, the US engages in far more foreign adventures than Russia, and we're just asking them to donate their very best equipment to whoever we end up invading next.
Not to mention the whole problem of creating incentive for countries to create fake wars to get free money from American tax payers and the politicians taking kickbacks.
Bingo.
Follow the j...... I mean money.
It's poking the bear. Literally the opposite of what you want to do to win wars. If you want to go to war, do it fast and completely obliterate or demoralize the enemy. If you want to avoid war, make it clear that that's what you're going to do. Don't play this game where you enrage them and then run back over the line daring them to attack you.
That’s not how modern wars work. The goal is extended trafficking & money laundering as well testing out new toys.
One could argue they are Khazars with a very long feud with the Rus.
Nah, the best we get out of this is Russia taking over Ukraine anyway and stealing all the weapons our politicians gave them for who knows what shady favors.
Because the Democrats backed the Euromaidan and don't want Russia regime changing their regime change.
Because the Democrats still want to regime change Russia and are itching for any excuse to do so.
Because Hunter Biden is waist deep in corruption in Ukraine, so Joe Biden doesn't want Russia killing his kickbacks and unearthing his skeletons.
Because Biden keeps shitting the bed and he wants the stolen valour of the Ukrainian defense / a Russian scapegoat for his sabotage.