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LethalFromage t1_j9f1gad wrote

It's always been China. Putin is nothing more than a guinea-pig here. Xi wanted to see what the west would do and convinced Putin to launch his invasion. Had it gone well Taiwan would already have fallen.

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axle69 t1_j9gkij0 wrote

Taiwan is a hell of a lot more prepared than Ukraine was just in general. I think China only moves on Taiwan if they feel like it'll receive zero help in any form.

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TheNBGco t1_j9feeyw wrote

Taiwan is a redline. I guess china could just blast it to bits but thats war.

Those semi conductors are very important to USA military equipment. Need them for our jets/subs/nukes/radars everything.

Without those were pretty screwed short term.

And one thing USA doesnt mess with is its military.

My thinking is it took nearly a year for Russia to attack ukraine.

I feel tho China has determined it is entering in the next year or so and Russia is now prolonging the war trying to get the WEST to use up as much ammunition as possible and take out what they can.

Russia is still trying to take Maldova even while getting their shit kicked in. That doesnt tell me deescalation is coming.

But im just a smoothed brain ape and never been in military. I do study psychology and like making my best guess on how people will respond. I think theyre waiting.

And i think everyone who has written russia off will be mistaken.

Why arent we allowing them to strike moscow or inside russia with the weapons we give ?

Why are we holding out jets ?

What took so long to send tanks ?

Why are our leaders worried about escalating. They know something we dont.

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SavageNorth t1_j9gvuse wrote

> Why are our leaders worried about escalating

Russia has been a Nuclear power for decades.

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TheNBGco t1_j9h7kpy wrote

Right. So why do people think theyre so weak? Our leaders dont think that.

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ZephkielAU t1_j9hm6pl wrote

Same reason you don't pick a fight with a scrawny kid with a gun. But if he starts a fistfight, you punch back.

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