It is unfortunate ( though understandable with peace time politicians) that nato is falling short. It is my belief that even if nato didn’t offer up a penny, the US still needs to put Putin in a corner. I mentioned this before, but I believe it is worth repeating.
For only 1% of recorded time have we finally been able to break the backs of autocratic rule. I am not interested in going back to the time when a bunch of dudes try and out alpha each other by sending thousands of 18 year old kids to their deaths.