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> 2. Dropping support for Ukraine would signal to China that we wouldn’t have the stamina to support Taiwan if they were attacked. It was only a few years ago that a massive chip shortage hamstrung our economy and nobody wants to repeat that. Dropping support won’t have much significant fiscal impact, either. Most of the billions spent thus far is really the US clearing out older inventories.

It's even worse than this IMO. What this acquiescence would signal to "lesser" nuclear powers is that Pax Americana is truly over. That is a problem. I believe the most likely outbreak of nuclear war is between Pakistan/China/India instead of the classic USA/Russia/China. If you want peace, keep Pax Americana. It's the least evil of all evils.