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You changed the subject from the allegedly devastating impact of Russia's actions on the West, to the West's own self-inflicted, pre-existing financial woes that have nothing to do with the war. Whether additional expenditures are wise in terms of our long-term fiscal health is just completely different from whether Russia itself has stopped them by bringing the West "to its knees.". You're a smart guy and I know you know the difference between those two things.

The reality is that other than than the U.S. only the U.K. is sending money anymore, and not really sure if the U.K. is still sending those items.

Nobody else ever sent much money anyway, so that hasn't "stopped" What has been sent, and is continuing to be sent - are weapons and munitions. And the U.S. - which is the leader of "the West" that is supposedly on its knees - has been sending increasingly sophisticated and effective weaponry that is having a major effect. The Poles and others have continued sending whatever they can as well.

In fact, I think the evidence shows the exact opposite of what that poster was claiming. Russia likely believed that Europe's dependence on Russian fossil fuels would prevent it from assisting Ukraine at all. And that Ukraine, standing alone, would fall easily. I think Putin likely was shocked by the Western reaction to the invasion and the flood of materials and supplies that have kept flowing to the Ukrainian military.

This is pro-Russia people trying to will/speak into existence a Russian strategic economic success that already has failed. The HIMARs and everything else are going to keep flowing, and Russia has failed to prevent that from happening.

You have been hit on the chin too often Bruce, and it apparently isn't as rock solid as you believe it to be.

I guess we will just wait and see, because apparently you do not keep current with anything other than the conflict.

Perhaps you should read this:

United Kingdom Is Next in the Cascade of Collapse

Let's define the actions.

Russia has cut off the EU from energy. Their economies need energy to survive. Biden cutoff our oil independence, which means we cannot step in and help Europe. Because we are no longer free of oil dependency, we too are seeing fallout from that as well, in higher prices across the board, except housing which is now falling. People are behind on their mortgages, rents, electricity payments, and struggling on food. Soon, the homeless situation ans starvation numbers will start increasing dynamically.

When you couple that with our debt load, the invasion along our southern border, it only puts more of a strain on our finances. While you are correct that much of the western nations have self-inflicted the pains upon themselves, this conflict is just one more example of that very thing, and you just do not get it. But do not think that Russia has not played a part in exacerbating that situation.

So, you brilliantly assume we can keep going down the path of destruction and there will be no consequences. That's pure insanity.