“to try to weaken Russia by killing Russians”
Killing Russians is a secondary effect. The value is in disarming the Russian Government, which is controlled by a violent and aggressive mafia group, on a continuous crime spree.
“Is this the highest and best use of tax dollars”?
Arguably, Defense should be the first priority of the Federal budget.
Russia points more nukes at the USA than any other nation, and frequently threatens Nations that we are treaty bound to protect. A significantly disarmed Russia is in American interest.
Putting Russia’s defense industry on full production, igniting a war that is destroying the world perception of western weapons superiority, pushing Russia into a tripartite alliance with China and Iran, boosting Putins domestic support for the war to 80% of the population, and actually strengthening their economy with failed sanctions defends America how?
Video by Professor JK Galbraith, on the gifts that western sanctions have provided to Russia..” To Russia With Love”
https://youtu.be/y4T5gmAndFk?si=9BFhokl7NUWIbnvV