I am an American. My country is being invaded by barbaric enemies from Third World countries who pour in through our unsecured borders.
Making sure these illegals have money, housing, food, healthcare, educations, clothing, etc., is more important to my government than helping my Brother Vets and me.
Securing Ukraine's border and funding their corrupt government by pouring billions into their country is more important to my government and ingrate zeepers than helping my Brother Vets and me.
Yes, vets are on the streets because in last years US budget of 6.5 Trillion, 100 Billion was spent(large part included weapons sent) on supporting Ukraine. Okay.
Many Veterans with serious mental illness are at risk of homelessness because of substance use, unstable employment, and incarceration.
https://www.research.va.gov/topics/homelessness.cfm
There are a lot of conflicts around the world, usually about 40 of them at any given point in time.
***As an American, I care that “this” country is secure, this country has its freedom, this country is wealthy.***
There are many hyphenated Americans today, or globohomo types that believe we have some sort of obligation to help where they feel we should because someone managed to sell them a sob story.
They always resort to some conceptual noble cause as if it's our duty to fight for democracy, sovereignty, human rights, and enforce peace around the world. No it isn't, and in fact most of the time we are IMPOSING ourselves on an issue with two sides where we simply choose one side over the other (Example Serbia and the conflict in the 90s), usually choosing the political expedient option that offers a quick military solution.
I am not an isolationist. But it's not our problem and in fact when our own government ignores the calls of it's own people (see illegal issue and Southern border) but blows hundreds of billions in a war it caused by miscalculating the risk, that is a very bad thing.