Those arguments were made right up until Dec. 7, 1941. And prior to January 1917 as well. As a result, when both WW I and WW II started American was nearly completely disarmed.
Putin is not Kaiser Wilhelm or Hitler; Russia is not Germany, or the Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact; and we are not living in 1917, or 1941, or even 1991:
The only serious threat is China, not Russia - but the uniparty (including the Biden Crime Family) has been thoroughly compromised by the CCP. As a result, we are wasting our money and resources engaging in an escalating & potentially fatal pissing contest with Russia, over a country that is not a vital US interest...