https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/06/ukraine-the-us-is-on-the-road-towards-escalation.html
RTWT, but also take the time to watch this 6/6/22 Mearsheimer lecture embedded in the main article (Mearsheimer is in the first hour, with Q&A following):
Folly: The US Moves Towards Escalation In UKR