Here you go.
https://www.investopedia.com/united-...anistan%20wars.
WW2 is 5.7 Trillion. 100 times more expensive than the Ukraine War.
Iraq/Afganistan were 3.6 Trillion. 62 times more expensive than the Ukraine War.
Donald Trump's presidency added 8 trillion in deficit spending during his first term. 137 times more expensive than the Ukraine War.
They paycheck protection program was a 953 billion debacle that saw hundreds of billions burned in absolute corruption. Maybe some members here even "benefited" and got to buy some cars and guns for whatever "businesses" they were getting "paycheck protection" with.
So tell me, how 58 billion, is just so unreasonably expensive that its far worse than 5.6 fucking trillion dollars when America ignores international conflicts within a global economy and with issues such as Tiawan looming on the horizon.
Guess what, time keeps marching on well past tomorrow, and we have to pay for ALL OF IT. If China determines we will half ass Tiawan, you're paying for WWIII at a cost of probably 10 Trillion. If Russia continues on into Poland and beyond, your paying for WWIII at a cost of probably 10 Trillion.
A country cannot be successful and isolated, the very reason you live in the richest country in the world is because of everything we do internationally.
But go ahead, keep repeating Soviet talking points, when inevitably isolationism fails as it always has, and we have a powerful Iran, China, USSR alliance expanding, I hope you're contributing 100% of your paycheck and YOUR sons.
Me personally, I like supporting our US Defense industry, paying American wages, to build American things, all while we don't lose a single damn soldier at a cost less than 1/60th of our wars. Because I'm not a ostrich, I know problems only get worse when they get ignored.