There is no plan. I bet within a few weeks Ukraine will be asking for more money. The same people will be back on this forum supporting sending more money we do not have. Sickening.Funky Winkerbean said:My objections are based on strategy. Your points are certainly true and I understand the global aspect of our influence. What I don't want is to continue this circle jerk expenditure if we have no political will to WIN. What is the plan for victory?MouthBQ98 said:
For those that understand global economics and geopolitics, sometimes you have to spend money in the present to prevent greater losses or future costs. How and when is debatable but that this is virtually always true sooner or later for a global military and economic power with trillions in international trade every year is not. It isn't a given that sending abroad is always wasteful and that it will never be profitable or prevent future costs. The presumption that all activities outside our borders are waste is faulty.
It can be asked and argued why Ukraine, and what is the cost and benefit? But I think these actually must be laid out instead of blindly presumed based on ideology. My personal view is that we unfortunately broke it and bought it with our WMD removal guarantee and our color revolution manipulations and our stake is our reputation of making threats and treaties that we actually will back up more than a year or two or a single congress Or administration. There are many malefactors that wish us harm and failure working against our interests and trade and military Allie's we draw benefit from having, and they all must understand our power and resolve. A fickle USA is weak and will be defied and ignored, and our economy and security will suffer. If you aren't the bully, you are the bullied, unfortunately.
There are other ways of beating malefactors that wish us harm, rather than sending HUNDREDS of billions of dollars in a war that is going to go on for years.
