Could you explain the part I bolded out? The way I see, the longer war persists, the more Russia is dependent on China's willingness to cooperate economically while being itself strained by conflict's costs and sanctions. Wouldn't Russia weakened/broken by prolonged war, regardless of outcome, be a benefit to China?But thank God the U.S. administration says it understands that this case is crucial for the future, it’s not just a regional conflict, and if Russia succeeds, at least partly, it will be a big go for China. Those saying that Russia doesn’t need to be deterred fall short of a strategic vision. How can educated, trained, informed specialists not see such obvious things?
Taiwan. The idea is "we sure figured Russia wouldn't be stupid enough to invade Ukraine/Poland/Finland (prior to 2022 the "smart money" was on Poland, not Ukraine), but he sure was, and if we don't smack him in the peepee and he gets away with anything, it will be a sign to Xi that you can invade other countries and not get smacked on the peepee." link related The argument, then, is that Team America: World Police need to kick the ever-loving shit out of Russia (by proxy, of course) lest Taiwan Semiconductor become a subsidiary of Huawei. I dunno. You wanna know how far up my own ass I am? I'm so far up my own ass that if you told me the NYT ran an unsigned editorial saying "appease Russia" just to goad the Republicans into owning the libs by sending MLRS and F-16s to Kyiv, I'd maybe believe you. But then, the New York Times sucks at fascism so I'd probably lean towards Hanlon's Razor on this one.Could you explain the part I bolded out?