The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a vigorous debate about the proper role for the United States. If we set aside those who are parroting Vladimir Putin’s position or those waxing on about American obligations to Ukraine, most of the real debate concerns what the U.S. should be doing within a range of certain parameters.
On one end, there are noninterventionists who argue that it is not in the U.S. national interest to get in the middle of a conflict between Russia and Ukraine and that, therefore, we should do little or nothing in response to Putin’s invasion. On the other end, there are those who argue that we should do everything we can to help Ukraine short of putting U.S. boots on the ground. It’s in between those two points where much of the debate is really playing out.
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