Troops

House Speaker Mike Johnson said today he is sending a bill to congress to fund the war in Ukraine. In his remarks he said he would rather send money than American troops. This is a sentiment common to many people but looking deeper, it brings out some disturbing aspects. It puts a price on the heads of Ukrainian troops which seem expendable in the face of sending American troops. It also challenges the stated goal of the Americans which was to prevent Russia from taking over more territory in the fear that they would not stop until the regained all of the territory of the former Soviet Union. This was considered an existential threat to the free world and could not tolerated. This threat, however, is not grave enough to risk the lives of any American soldier or will that come at a later date. Will the war slowly escalate to the point where US troops will be called upon to serve. Will it become another Vietnam or Afghanistan. Are the congressmen who vote for this bill thinking long term. Will they some day be voting to send troops. Are they being sucked into a quagmire or are they already there.