This mess in Ukraine needs to end. Russia screwed up and needs to seek peace. And Ukraine needs some accountability for its sins.
As for war, Russia poses zero military threat to anyone except maybe to a few of the old USSR republics. Russia does pose a nuclear threat, but that has existed for decades—including when the US engaged Russia in other proxy wars. Even during the Cold War.
As for us, I am fed up with financing a war which has little national security interests to this country. Ukraine may have loads of significance to NATO and energy ramifications for Europe. But that’s their problem
Send Joe!