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Ukraine fatigue is a ridiculous idea [1]

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Date: 2023-02-25  

The idea of America's Ukraine fatigue as expressed by the ProRussia/ProPutin wing of the Republican Party is unconvincing. Look at the cost of this war compared to others the United States undertook in opposition to what we believed to be tyranny. (Numbers are drawn from scrounging around on the internet; financial numbers are US costs expressed in 2023 dollars)

Afghan War (2001-2022) cost $1.14 Trillion. 2,325 Americans died. 20,003 Americans were injured.

The outcome was an Islamist state.

Iraq War (2003-2011) cost $1.04 Trillion. 4,492 Americans died. 32,222 Americans were injured.

The outcome was a chaotic state loosely allied with Iran.

Vietnam War (1955-1975) cost $982 Billion. 58,220 Americans died. 153,303 Americans were injured.

The outcome was a Communist regime.

Korean War (1950-1953) cost $454 Billion. 36,416 Americans died. 92,134 Americans were injured.

The outcome was a Communist dictatorship in the north; a dictatorship in the south which was transformed into a vibrant democracy and ally.

Gulf War (1990-1991) cost $180 Billion. 294 Americans died. 849 Americans were injured.

The outcome was Iraq's retreat from Kuwait and no regime change.

Russia/Ukraine War (2022-2023) cost, so far to the Department of Defense which (I think) are equivalent to the costs identified in the previous wars) $76.8 Billion. No American combatants have died. None have been injured.

The outcome is, as yet, undetermined. The best case would be a thriving, democratic, European-oriented Ukraine.

The claim of fatigue by Republicans who enthusiastically supported those previous wars cannot be trusted.

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