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The wrong view is that Ukraine has any chance of really winning. The US backed Ukraine so that the military and related companies can grow in size and profits, therefore influence.

In the process, more lives are being lost now through the wars extension, than would have been otherwise.

The negative attitude against Putin and Russia, although being warranted to a degree, is blown way out of proportion by the media to distract US citizens (taxpayers) from what they are really funding. That is the military industrial complex and it's functions which include: Killing, destruction, terror, environmental harm and so much more.
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boston wine 2y ago

Agree on military industrial complex. A perfect example of corrupt incentives.

But disagree on the greater issue. One country invaded another and started murdering people. If USA did this to Canada, or Mexico, and started blowing up cities, and CA/MX had no chance of winning, it would still be “wrong” for the US to do, and it would be “right” for other countries to support the country being pillaged.

My problem is not with people debating US response. It’s that any of these responses don’t start with, “Putin is being an evil dickhead and we should acknowledge that before discussing next steps”. There’s a whataboutism that completely misses the reality here (to describe it as generously as I can).

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