World’s ‘sugar daddy’

Now that we are giving Ukraine an extra $35 billion, for a total of $46 billion, and with the majority of it going for more military weapons, it is time to analyze this unbelievable expenditure.

I and most Americans seemingly favor giving Ukraine all it needs for food and medicine. Why, however, do we have to be the world’s “sugar daddy” by sending Ukraine billions more in military hardware while other nations send only a token amount? Since it isn’t in our current military budget, we would probably borrow it from China since that is our leading lender and, of course, would have to pay it back with interest.

As a recent Arkansas Democrat-Gazette editorial pointed out, we are in effect fighting a proxy war there in which I believe there can be no winner.

The Russian people, I believe, did not want their leader, Vladimir Putin, to attack Ukraine, and reportedly many of Putin’s military have refused to fight their own brothers on Ukrainian soil.

In my opinion, the United Nations should demand an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Yes, I know Russia sits on the UN Security Council and could veto the vote for such, but I doubt it would do so if 150 of the UN’s nearly 200 members backed this demand. A time limit could then be adopted for a UN-assisted peace treaty.

Would it work? Maybe, maybe not, but it beats spending another $35 billion on nearly unlimited weapons which could only prolong the war, not win it.

As for those foolish congressional members who say “send Ukraine anything it wants so we don’t have to fight Russia over here,” Russia has made no statement that it desires to invade the United States. After all, Putin already has more than he can handle.

VERNON McDANIEL

Ozark