• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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    41 year ago

    I imagine both Russia and China would rather drain US resources leading to an eventual economic collapse in the west rather than provoke US into a direct conflict. Russia did a slow and steady escalation in Ukraine, and this forced NATO to keep funnelling increasing amounts of resources to prop Ukraine up without becoming directly involved.

    At this point NATO is footing the bill for running the entire economy in Ukraine, and supplying the army with everything it needs. Meanwhile, Russia continues to systematically dismantle the infrastructure creating a logistics nightmare for the west.

    If the leadership in Taiwan is sufficiently idiotic to try some stunt, I expect that China will simply blockade Taiwan and force an economic collapse there. US will be in a tough position because their whole strategy is to have Chinese military bleed out in a costly land invasion before they show up. The blockade also makes for a much thinner justification to intervene militarily as it would be clear that it is US that is the aggressor as opposed to coming to the rescue of Taiwan as they spun it with Ukraine.

    I also wouldn’t be surprised if China starts cutting off essential exports to US slowly further choking US economy in the near future. Economic outlook for 2023 in US is looking pretty bad already, and it might not take much external pressure to trigger a huge crisis domestically.

    • @Shrike502
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      11 year ago

      The blockade also makes for a much thinner justification to intervene militarily as it would be clear that it is US that is the aggressor as opposed to coming to the rescue of Taiwan as they spun it with Ukraine.

      Come now, they’ve managed to whitewash literal Nazis with Nazi insignia and swastikas tattoos. How hard can it be to spin a blockade breach as some sort of “humanitarian intervention against ebil CCP who are starving the brave people of Taiwan”?

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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        11 year ago

        Oh I don’t think it’ll stop US from getting involved, but they’re going to have even harder time getting other countries on board than they have with Russia.

        • @Shrike502
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          21 year ago

          I’m more concerned about the situation spiraling out of control and leading to a Big War. I’m not sure if the USA government is delusional enough to think it will be winnable, but it won’t matter if we’re all going to die

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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            31 year ago

            Yeah that’s my biggest worry as well. These things have a habit of spinning out of control, and it might get to the point when events take on a life of their own. US regime has a dangerous delusion that they can control chaos as opposed to being swept up in it along with everyone else.