i’d say it’s more of a NATO proxy war against russia, with the US being a major stakeholder.

a proxy proxy war if you will

I keep wondering how the government would react if Euro countries had aided Iraq in the same way Euros are aiding Ukraine right now; whatever method Bush would have used, Russia would be equally justified in using frankly

Uh-huh. Russia invades Ukraine… and the U.S. started the war with Russia? Logic is not strong with this one.