[bvoq]

Who wakes up one day and chooses war?

China has no threat from Taiwan, yet they chose violence through preparation.

Russia has no threat from Ukraine, yet they chose violence through actions.

Disgusting.

[traveler01]

And somehow they wil still find a way of blaming NATO on their actions, and some people eat that crap.

[tpoacher]

Having said this, the Economist has been priming us with increased frequency for the necessity of war in Taiwan for a few good weeks/months now.

NATO being "to blame" or not, I do have to wonder to what extent such actions being directly precipitated by provocation could have been avoided in the absence of it.