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So we did it in Asia multiple times the Middle East multiple times South America what difference does it make that this is in Europe who cares?Actually the Ukraine war is the 1st major conflict in Europe since WWII.
We can't win the war because it's not our war should I learn this from Vietnam hand Korea and Afghanistan and Iraq and Fallujah and South America I mean how many more times do we have to make this trillion dollar mistake?We are not the police and winning this war in Ukraine is in our national security interests.
If Ukraine doesn't want to be part of Russia it needs to win the war but equally as corrupt as the Russian government so it's just going to fall the second we leave it needs to be a vassal state or it's a waste of time.
What will losing it in 20 years cost like Vietnam and Afghanistan?Losing it will cost us 7 times as much as winning if money is what you are concerned with.
If they don't use the arms to win the war it's just throwing good money after bad.Arming Ukraine is cheap compared to the far higher price of Russian victory
The most immediate costs of a Russian victory would be felt by the Ukrainian population, of course. With much or all of Ukraine under Russian control, the war crimes already witnessed in occupied areas of the country would multiply. Tens of thousands would be executed or imprisoned, while millions would be subjected to forced deportation. These horrors would create major humanitarian challenges for the wider European community, with a massive new wave of Ukrainian refugees flooding across the border into the EU.
Vindicated and emboldened by victory in Ukraine, Putin would almost certainly seek to go further. The Russian dictator has already made clear that he sees the reconquest of Ukraine as part of a broader mission to correct the perceived injustice of the Soviet collapse and the fall of “historical Russia.” His next targets would most likely be Moldova, Armenia, and the countries of Central Asia. If the West proves unwilling or unable to stop Russia in Ukraine, there will be little to deter further aggression against smaller and more vulnerable former Soviet republics.
With NATO discredited by the fall of Ukraine, Putin would then be tempted to test the resolve of the alliance in a more fundamental manner by threatening the Baltic states. Would a demoralized and divided NATO go to war with a resurgent Russia over an isolated incident on the Estonian or Latvian border? If not, Putin would exploit this weakness. Failure to defend the territorial integrity of a NATO member state would spark the rapid unraveling of the entire alliance, plunging the whole of Europe into chaos.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/arming-ukraine-is-cheap-compared-to-the-far-higher-price-of-russian-victory/