I was in basic training during Cuban Missile Crisis and therefore had an interest in the revelations of incompetence that eventually came out and how close to nuclear war we came because of JFK and Bobby's ignorance and hubris.  

What does America lose if Russia takes over the same Eastern Europe it had from WWII until Reagan was elected?   When is NATO going to put money and their lives on the line instead of the US doing the vast majority of it?

How many American lives is it worth?  We're old; we won't die or be maimed unless the nuclear button is pushed.  Have you no one in the US military forces you care about?  

Or are they all those 'other people' who volunteered so their deaths are just those of more pawns on your imaginary chess board?