[jollybean]

The West reaction to Crimea was exactly what I was alluding to: nothing but an effette attempt to face save a little bit.

It was encouraging enough for Putin to try the same thing in the Baltic states, thankfully, NATO reacted ahead of time.

"The problem with invading Tawian "

They're not going to invade with amphibious ships.

They're going to invade by stripping the country of it's economic viability, by fomenting agitators, corrupting politicians, stuffing ballots. And then support the coup at the right time.