The proxy war funding will do little to win the conflicts in Europe, the Middle East, or in Asia. The ultimate effect will be more civilian deaths and more welfare for defense industries. Nobody wins proxy wars, and the proxies are the only ones who lose. It’s just a global gang turf war between rich authoritarian organized crime and less-rich authoritarian organized crime. Nobody’s trying to win it. The oligarchs on both sides are just milking the problem for all it’s worth.
Ukraine, bless their hearts, does not have the troop numbers to defeat Russia alone, Israel wouldn’t need military aid if it wasn’t trying to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians and if it would stop antagonizing its neighbors, and China could invade Taiwan tomorrow and the US wouldn’t do anything but bitch about it. We all know these are facts. I mean I get that American slaves don’t need healthcare, schooling, public services, or food, but let’s not pretend this is about freedom.