[Goose]

This discussion is a little over my head but it raises an important point. The US clearly has limited troops. For that reason, and many others, the US does not want a direct conflict with Russia. In Ukraine right now, the US has an opportunity to equip a foreign military force that highly motivated to fight Russian troops. And it’s already been shown that this conflict, absent some significant escalation, is not going to lead to a direct war between Russia and the US. My conclusion is that we’re certifiably insane if we don’t fund and equip Ukraine’s military to the best of our ability.

Exactly so. We have a proxy force that has already provided over 31K souls (at a minimum) in the fight against Russia. They will fight. If they can take Crimea, Russia is going to be forced to decide whether they want a "total war" (which Putin probably can't politically survive) or to give up. That is the desired outcome. We need to spend the money to facilitate it. Not doing so is insane.

[Goose]

This discussion is a little over my head but it raises an important point. The US clearly has limited troops. For that reason, and many others, the US does not want a direct conflict with Russia. In Ukraine right now, the US has an opportunity to equip a foreign military force that highly motivated to fight Russian troops. And it’s already been shown that this conflict, absent some significant escalation, is not going to lead to a direct war between Russia and the US. My conclusion is that we’re certifiably insane if we don’t fund and equip Ukraine’s military to the best of our ability.

Exactly so. We have a proxy force that has already provided over 31K souls (at a minimum) in the fight against Russia. They will fight. If they can take Crimea, Russia is going to be forced to decide whether they want a "total war" (which Putin probably can't politically survive) or to give up. That is the desired outcome. We need to spend the money to facilitate it. Not doing so is insane.