They want us to be “tough” but I doubt they want an actual shooting war or ground war with Russia. That would take years and could escalate into something monstrous.
“... I doubt they want an actual shooting war or ground war with Russia...”
I hope you are right. They act so irresponsibly that it’s hard to tell. Maybe they “just”!want a return to a Cold War they can profit from personally, with sweet jobs or at least by being taken seriously.