Herein lies a significantly different argument from whether or not Putin or Russia was the aggressor when they invaded the Ukraine

The moral here from the US military-industrial complex is: stay the course. The returns are worth it. And in such a calculus, concepts such as freedom and democracy can be commodified and budgeted. As for Ukrainian suffering? Well, let it continue.

Source: “A Good Investment”: The Ukraine War and the US Arms Racket – CounterPunch.org