(#5466) Ukraine is a resource Russia would dearly love to have for it's war machine

      Have you even suspected why putin keeps sending 100's of thousands of ordinary Russians to their deaths in Ukraine? Do you just think he is an egoist who cannot control his lust for land and power? There is more to this. "Ukraine harbors some of the world’s largest reserves of titanium and iron ore, fields of untapped lithium and massive deposits of coal. Collectively, they are worth tens of trillions of dollars."-https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/10/ukraine-russia-energy-mineral-wealth/. The idea that putin is fighting for Ukraine because he just wants to destroy their heritage and democracy is surely a considered fact but the wealth of Ukraine is what putin absolutely wants and he will not stop sending his citizens into Ukraine to fight regardless of how many of them will die.
     If Russia can take Ukraine then they are also perched on the doorstep of all of Europe. We are talking about a world war 3 scenario where all the allies of the western states will be called in to contribute not only resources like armaments, but of troops in the many thousands. Then the threat of nuclear attacks become very real not like what is happening currently in Ukraine. So obviously the most productive help we can be to the world is to stop Russia now on the battlefields of Ukraine and by doing so establish a 1000 mile bridgehead against any movement Russia might make into Europe. Ukraine is ready and willing to be that obstructing wall to keep Russia within its borders but not if we don't help them accomplish that very object.
     So when we see the republican party playing politics with Ukrainian aid, we feel the anguish of not only knowing that Ukrainians are going to die unnecessarily during the games that are being played by republicans but we see Russia get emboldened and commit further resources in real time to take more Ukrainian land. The republican party is through their obstruction of Ukrainian aid helping Russia advance toward their goal of liquidating Ukraine off the map and enhancing their own resources to build an even greater fighting force to attack Europe. This is not difficult to discern so I and many others know republicans know this but republicans still act the fool. It is time for serious political leaders to lead and the republican party is no longer a serious political party nor do they desire to thwart anti democratic forces!