Michael Weiss

an increase in $808 billion to essentially get our house in order in terms of air defense, sea defense, personnel, logistics, all the things that would have to be brought to bear to Europe because the border that NATO would share with Russia would grow exponentially as a result of Ukraine's defeat. Yeah.

an increase in $808 billion to essentially get our house in order in terms of air defense, sea defense, personnel, logistics, all the things that would have to be brought to bear to Europe because the border that NATO would share with Russia would grow exponentially as a result of Ukraine's defeat. Yeah.

So if you approach this purely from utilitarian accounting, that assumes that they would then decide that they would want to defend that whole border. If you're a businessman, this is the greatest investment you can possibly make because and I don't mean to be cynical here. And the Ukrainians make this argument too. We're not fighting a war with our strategic adversary. They are.

So if you approach this purely from utilitarian accounting, that assumes that they would then decide that they would want to defend that whole border. If you're a businessman, this is the greatest investment you can possibly make because and I don't mean to be cynical here. And the Ukrainians make this argument too. We're not fighting a war with our strategic adversary. They are.

So if you approach this purely from utilitarian accounting, that assumes that they would then decide that they would want to defend that whole border. If you're a businessman, this is the greatest investment you can possibly make because and I don't mean to be cynical here. And the Ukrainians make this argument too. We're not fighting a war with our strategic adversary. They are.

We're helping them. We are bleeding Russia dry on a European battlefield such that Russia cannot invade another ally, a NATO ally, thus triggering Article 5, thus bringing the United States into a shooting war with Russia. And at the same time, we are – Upgrading our own arsenal. What's not to like about this if all you care about is the money?

We're helping them. We are bleeding Russia dry on a European battlefield such that Russia cannot invade another ally, a NATO ally, thus triggering Article 5, thus bringing the United States into a shooting war with Russia. And at the same time, we are – Upgrading our own arsenal. What's not to like about this if all you care about is the money?

We're helping them. We are bleeding Russia dry on a European battlefield such that Russia cannot invade another ally, a NATO ally, thus triggering Article 5, thus bringing the United States into a shooting war with Russia. And at the same time, we are – Upgrading our own arsenal. What's not to like about this if all you care about is the money?

I purposefully leave aside the moral imperative and the values and all the bright shining city on a hill stuff because most people that we're trying to persuade don't even care about that. They just want to know what's in it for me. What do we get out of this? The answer is you get it quite a lot. You just don't realize it.

I purposefully leave aside the moral imperative and the values and all the bright shining city on a hill stuff because most people that we're trying to persuade don't even care about that. They just want to know what's in it for me. What do we get out of this? The answer is you get it quite a lot. You just don't realize it.

I purposefully leave aside the moral imperative and the values and all the bright shining city on a hill stuff because most people that we're trying to persuade don't even care about that. They just want to know what's in it for me. What do we get out of this? The answer is you get it quite a lot. You just don't realize it.

Well, I'm old enough to remember when spending money on Ukraine meant we weren't spending enough on Taiwan to defend them from the imminent and inevitable Chinese invasion, yeah? So now all of a sudden, Taiwan is our enemy or our rival, taking our jobs. They annoy us. Stealing our microprocessing industry, and they annoy us. So that doesn't sound like we're coming to their defense either.

Well, I'm old enough to remember when spending money on Ukraine meant we weren't spending enough on Taiwan to defend them from the imminent and inevitable Chinese invasion, yeah? So now all of a sudden, Taiwan is our enemy or our rival, taking our jobs. They annoy us. Stealing our microprocessing industry, and they annoy us. So that doesn't sound like we're coming to their defense either.

Well, I'm old enough to remember when spending money on Ukraine meant we weren't spending enough on Taiwan to defend them from the imminent and inevitable Chinese invasion, yeah? So now all of a sudden, Taiwan is our enemy or our rival, taking our jobs. They annoy us. Stealing our microprocessing industry, and they annoy us. So that doesn't sound like we're coming to their defense either.

I mean, look, you have a guy who... fundamentally, he doesn't care about allies. He doesn't even really care about national or strategic interests. He cares about transactions. What's in it for me? What am I getting out of this? Everything else is just a dodge or a hustle, or he thinks that we're being taken for a ride and all these other countries, they're the welfare queens of Pax Americana.

I mean, look, you have a guy who... fundamentally, he doesn't care about allies. He doesn't even really care about national or strategic interests. He cares about transactions. What's in it for me? What am I getting out of this? Everything else is just a dodge or a hustle, or he thinks that we're being taken for a ride and all these other countries, they're the welfare queens of Pax Americana.

I mean, look, you have a guy who... fundamentally, he doesn't care about allies. He doesn't even really care about national or strategic interests. He cares about transactions. What's in it for me? What am I getting out of this? Everything else is just a dodge or a hustle, or he thinks that we're being taken for a ride and all these other countries, they're the welfare queens of Pax Americana.

He doesn't understand the implications of just forfeiting you know, our role in the world and allowing these countries to be gobbled up by their regional adversaries who then become, of course, and are already actually America's strategic adversaries.

He doesn't understand the implications of just forfeiting you know, our role in the world and allowing these countries to be gobbled up by their regional adversaries who then become, of course, and are already actually America's strategic adversaries.

He doesn't understand the implications of just forfeiting you know, our role in the world and allowing these countries to be gobbled up by their regional adversaries who then become, of course, and are already actually America's strategic adversaries.