How Sending Patriots to Ukraine Saves American Jobs and Tax Dollars

Many of those Patriot missiles are expiring soon anyway. It is difficult to shoot off without synchronizing training plans. It would cost more to safely dispose after expiration. Sending them to Ukraine for their use is win-win.

and American lives.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Can America afford the aid to Ukraine?
Americans face their own financial challenges and many question if the country should be sending so much money overseas. Sen. Graham feels it's some of the best money the U.S. has ever spent.

"Here's what we've gotten for our investment. We haven't lost one soldier. We reduced the combat power of the Russian army by 50%, and not one of us has died in that endeavor," Graham said. "This is a great deal for America."

The outcome of the war may be decided by America's willingness to keep paying. Lieutenant Oleksandr Shyrshyn, a father of two who enlisted on the day Russia invaded Ukraine, pointed to the cost for Ukrainians.

"Ukrainians pay with their lives," he said. "And I believe and I hope that their lives cost much more than money, much more than taxpayers' money."