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I haven't seen any evidence showing that Ukraine provides any strategic interest to the United States.

I'm open to being wrong if I see any compelling evidence.

It's significantly weakening one of the US's greatest geopolitical enemies for a small fraction of the US defense budget.

Even if you don't care about the US's geopolitical aims and want to reduce the defense budget, eliminating Russia as a military threat is the best justification for reducing the defense budget and stabilizing European democracy.

Russia is not a military threat though. It has an economy the size of Italy. Three US states each have bigger economies than Russia. The US blew past it on every level militarily, technologically, and economically decades ago.

It has nukes but Ukraine doesnt solve that.

>Russia is not a military threat though

Community Notes: Russia is literally invading a US ally right now.

So what?

USA is not the world police.

If there's no strategic interest or benefit I don't think I should have to work a few extra hours per week to help pay for that war.

>no strategic interest or benefit

There is a lot of strategic interest in the US helping against Russia.

>I don't think I should have to work a few extra hours per week to help pay for that war.

Then vote for different politicians or move countries.

These current politicians are continuing to skyrocket the national debt.

I don't have to vote for new politicians. I just have to wait for the dollar to collapse.

I suppose that not allowing Russia to massively increase their power is an important benefit well worth billions to the US.

I don't understand how Russia is considered powerful. Its got an economy the size of Italy. Three US states each have economies larger than Russia.

The US is light years ahead of Russia, economically, militarily and technologically.

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