A defeated Russia is nothing but good news. It weakens China. Removes one of our main advisories. All for very little money. Far cheaper than any of our other recent wars. Most of the money for Ukraine remains in the USA providing countless jobs. No reason why we can't fund ukraine and fix Maui. Its not a either or choice.
If this is the new GOP. The USA will become one of democrats. I will never vote for a MAGA republican. There's a reason why biden won. It wasn't cause he was the best choice, he was the least worst option.
If you believe Ukraine will defeat Russia with or without our treasure and materials, you're delusional.
Russia is still a nuclear power. It will take a 3rd World War to defeat Russia. Most thought the break up of the Soviet Union was a defeat. Doesn't seem to be the case, does it?
Russia - 6,255 nuclear warheads
United States of America - 5,550 nuclear warheads
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-nuclear-weaponsAlso, trying to destroy Russia won't stop China's global expansion. If Russia's on the ropes, China has the resources to back-stop their war effort, just like they did in Korea and Vietnam.
Why are you so pro-war? There are diplomatic and economic measures that have proven in the past to keep Russia from getting too aggressive. The #1 reason the Ukraine invasion happened when it did is it was under Biden's weak presidency -- one that caters to China -- and not under Trump. Trump proved in Syria that Russia doesn't intimidate him.
The war in Ukraine started 549 days ago. That's Feb 24, 2022, if you do the math. Not a difficult problem to understand why under this US administration. Nothing between Russia and Ukraine changed between the Trump and Biden tenures other than the name on the Oval Office door.
Russia started growing its military presence around Ukraine – including in
Belarus, a close Russia ally to the north of Ukraine – in late 2021 under
various pretenses while remaining vague on its intentions. By December of
that year, tens of thousands of Russian troops were hovering on the border,
virtually surrounding the country and stoking tensions that led to a call
between Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden.
Fears escalated in early 2022 as the number of Russian forces surrounding
Ukraine increased. Biden and Putin talked again, U.N. Security Council sessions
were called to address the crisis, and numerous leaders from NATO, the U.S.
and other countries called on Russia to de-escalate or face retaliation in some
form. The most recent estimates – prior to the invasion – put the number of
Russian troops on the border at close to 200,000.
A principal demand of Russia is to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, a military
alliance between 28 European countries and two North American countries dedicated
to preserving peace and security in the North Atlantic area. Ukraine is one of just a
few countries in Eastern Europe that aren’t members of the alliance. The Kremlin in
general views NATO expansion as a “fundamental concern,” according to a translated
readout of a Jan. 28, 2022, call between Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron.
It’s noteworthy, however, that NATO likely has “no intention right now” to admit
Ukraine to the organization, says William Pomeranz, the acting director of the Kennan
Institute at the Wilson Center, a non-partisan policy forum for global issues.
“I think NATO, and the invitation for Ukraine to join NATO at some point in the future, is
simply just a pretext to potentially invade Ukraine,” he says, referring to Russia. “Ukraine
is not a member of NATO, it doesn't have any of the NATO guarantees, and so there is
no hint that Ukraine will become a member of NATO soon.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2022-02-24/explainer-why-did-russia-invade-ukraineSounds like Putin cooled his jets (no pun intended) while Trump was in charge. As soon as Biden was on the job, he started his build up.