Other democracatic countries that want to buy US weapons can do so, but we shouldn’t be spending billions of our own money supporting them if we are continually raising debt ceiling.
With high inflation, low wage growth, increasingly expensive housing, healthcare, education, we gain little from other wars.
That's mostly a political/budget choice.
US: what, a bit over 300M people? EU: some ~550M? Both advanced economies.
US military might is a result of budget, raw manufacturing capability, and a glut of defense-related industry. Which (obviously) also sells their warez abroad.
No fundamental reason the EU couldn't obtain similar capabilities. But EU countries simply chose to outsource much defense design & manufacturing, apply a smaller budget, and rely on the US in several ways.
I'm sure some of this was regretted since Russia-Ukraine war started. Not sure if (given time) that's enough to bring EU up to military self-sufficiency.
So if both Russia and US were to fire their ICBMs in quick succession (mutually assured destruction) scenario, it’s likely the US ones will be a lot more potent. Most Russians are clustered on the west near Moscow.
US cities would still be hit and it would be very devastating, but Russia and China would be obliterated.
Death toll would be in the billions.
This is a very naive take on the US economy (and borderline Russian propaganda). The western (and US economy in particular) relies on certain global security guarantees which for the time being are being held together by Team World Police™ to make sure shipping lanes are safe and open, underwater cables aren't being cut, rogue/terrorist states don't have too much of a say in the global economy, etc.. Like it or not, it's the world we live in. The USA cannot be isolationist and cannot abandon other democracies just like that, because it's 'someone else’s war'. It's just what happens when you're the de facto global power and your (and other) economy is based on this assumption.
You know who were paying for 'someone else’s wars' propaganda in the US during WW2? Take a guess.
Have you considered what happens if the US doesn't engage? This was the same stance before WW2, which the US eventually entered late, and cost more in the long run.
If America is to be great again, what would the previously great America have done in this situation?
Condoleezza Rice on Russia, China, and Great Power Conflict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF7uuxRliBU | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMX2AB8mjA (2 parts)
> We could do with a president that actually cares about making life better for US citizens than being involved in someone else’s wars.
When was the last time a US president did not have a war going on during their time in office?