[onepointsixC]

>is the United States determined to deal with this earth war? How much are you willing to pay to protect Taiwan?

Yes the US is very much determined to win such a war. A free and independent Taiwan is the linchpin of American foreign policy in Asia. America is willing to spend great fortunes in treasure and blood to keep it that way.

[quantum_state]

Counting the track records … Vietnam, Afghan … apart from wasting lots of tax payer money and making the people in the area miserable, what else did we achieve?

[umanwizard]

In both Vietnam and Afghanistan, the US was participating (on the losing side) in an asymmetric civil war between local factions. In Taiwan they would be allied with a modern state, with a modern military and very high support among the population, attempting to repel an invasion from a (de facto) foreign state.

Completely different scenarios.

[onepointsixC]

Those are your go to for examples of the US lacking determination and resolve to stand by allies? Sure the US abandoned the South Vietnamese and the Afghan Governments, but only after two decades of military conflict in support of each. A dragged out conflict over Taiwan hurts the CCP the most.

[quantum_state]

Please remember the CCP has no feeling … hard to make it feel hurt. However, a dragged out conflict would hurt the people at TW and waste our money … let’s focus on building this country strong and take care the ppl here …

[onepointsixC]

What a bizarre take. The people of Taiwan do not want to share the fate of Hong Kongers and are willing to fight to keep it that way. China imports 10 million barrels of oil a day. Any protracted conflict against the USN will see the CENTCOM stopping that flow of oil, which mostly comes from the Middle East. China is neither food nor energy secure and every additional month of conflict over Taiwan would be absolutely devastating to them.

Let me guess you also oppose aiding Ukrainians?

[waffleiron]

The people of Taiwan also don’t want to be bombed and die.

[cycrutchfield]

Sounds a lot like Russian thinking about Ukrainian resolve. How’s that working out?

[cbozeman]

Even without a war, China will be down to 650,000,000 people in the next 30-40 years. Throw a war into that mix and China's demographic numbers become even more grim.

[hoseja]

Keeping the US military ready and exercised, and the military-industrial complex alive and productive. The main goal of those wars.

When was the last time PLA had a live conflict?

[AbrahamParangi]

If you’re counting the track record of interventions shouldn’t you count WW1, WW2, the Korean War and the Cold War as well?

[TulliusCicero]

Also Kuwait in the first Iraq War.