It's quite simple, you started by posting a military-industrial complex rant.
No, I posted an observation about what a boon these developments are to military suppliers. Last week they were faced with significant lost business. Now they're looking at a potential boom. That's a simple truth. You, on the other hand, started with a rant.
I'm curious on what exactly you meant with your post,
I meant what I said. This is a boon to military suppliers, and can be a boon to any governments that choose to exploit Russia's actions with fear-mongering. The subtext is that we should therefore be thoughtful in considering the "news" from the Ukraine, not succumbing to fear with knee-jerk conclusions based on potentially tainted information. In more blunt terms, let's not pull another Iraq where Americans were cowed into supporting an unwarranted invasion based on fear-mongering and willful disinformation. Let's make sure we really understand what's happening and how it affects the United States.
involving all entities in the situation, not just a select few that make the words of your post fit.
What select few? What other entities should I have mentioned? The media, who benefit greatly from fear-mongering and wars? The mothers and fathers whose sons and daughters may become cannon fodder if we enter another war? The Ukrainian people (who you might remember were being gunned down by their government just a couple of weeks ago)?
And what you would prefer to see happen in the U.S. and around the world, specifically Ukraine as it is the topic of the day.
I would prefer we use our military only as a last resort, when America faces direct and substantial threats to our safety, or perhaps when key American allies face such substantial threats.
Are you against the U.S. having a strong military? You can answer it either way,
That's a disingenuous question since we are in no danger of not having a strong military. We spend almost as much on our military as the rest of the world combined. We can make intelligent cuts in that spending while preserving tremendous military might.
but the ultimate questions are, what do you believe is best for the people of Ukraine, how do you believe that can be achieved, and what do you believe caused the situation to present itself?
That may be
your questions, but they're way outside the bounds of my original comment. That said, I don't know yet, and neither do you. I know our media coverage will be superficial and sensationalistic. I know government statements will be crafted to support whatever agenda each government is working. Therefore, lacking solid information upon which to form an opinion, I'll keep an open mind.