It's actually much simpler for most Americans. The US is the leader of freedom and democracy. The US supports and defends those ideals beyond its own borders. Is the US perfect? No, but what would the world look like today without their leadership? Who would stop the authoritarians from taking over their neighbors?
The numbers are misleading, 8% budget increase is less than inflation and a large part of the aid package to Ukraine is hardware sitting in storage that's already been paid for, but they use the original sticker price.
The numbers are misleading, 8% budget increase is less than inflation and a large part of the aid package to Ukraine is hardware sitting in storage that's already been paid for, but they use the original sticker price.