Ukraine

It was a strategic interest, not an economic one. Ukraine doesn’t have much in the way of natural resources, nor do they manufacture

It wasn’t like Iraq with oil. As the sub e, it was expected they would lose. As Tapxe said, the US didn’t start ramping up support until after about a week or so of fighting
Ukraine actually has a ton of natural resources. It's partly why Russia invaded them. They won't admit that, but it's true. They do some manufacturing, depending on the industry. They were manufacturing all kinds of heavy industrial equipment prior to the war.