| It won’t take many direct attacks and loss of life and the majority will be behind both of those wars. I know I will be. Ukraine has to be won because a Russian victory means they’re emboldened, and the Kremlin preys on weakness. Eventually Poland is hit, Russia will be crushed by NATO, and then the US and Russia exchange nukes. We can’t allow that. Any financial cost and life lost in Ukraine is worth it. We’re not nearly doing enough for Ukraine. It’s vital to world security. For China, it’s unclear other than nationalism why they want Taiwan. They think they’ll control the world with it, and theoretically that’s true. They just don’t have the expertise to keep TSMC running on their own. And they’re incredibly vulnerable, China is the world’s #1 importer of energy and food. They got excited with all of the foreign investment, but there’s no possible future where China challenges the west. Their peaceful rise and integration was the only way forward, unfortunately, Xi is a madman. Putin’s war makes at least some sense, on multiple levels. China’s war will be fought as well, but it’s entirely in vain. The CCP will do as much good for Taiwan as Hong Kong. Both Ukraine and Taiwan represent the life that the Russians and Chinese could have, and ultimately that’s why they’re targets even when it makes little sense otherwise. NATO and the Quad have no choice but to fight these respective wars. I’m personally willing to fight and die in either conflict because I know what’s at stake. |