It’s not silly. It is simply true.
It’s not in American strategic interest to see a Russian empire gather back all the Soviet republics against their will, either.
I’m all for peace. Let both sides stop fighting. If the Russians left Ukraine, the fighting would be over.
There's actually 3 parties directly involved in this fight.
Let's not pretend there are not.
It seems to me that the U.S. is happy to fund anything that depletes Russia’s arsenal and troop level. At least we know some of this is working.