Well, we (the US) do have the advantage of not having a much larger nation next door that has decided they want a bunch of our territory and are willing to comm

Well, we (the US) do have the advantage of not having a much larger nation next door that has decided they want a bunch of our territory and are willing to commit a lot of their own male population to the effort. The meat grinder only exists at Putin's insistence. He can make that stop any time he wants to.