Charpie said:
I don't understand.
Did we really want to go to war in Ukraine? Or should we be keeping an eye on China/Taiwan?
No, we don't want war in either locations but it looks like Russia is really pushing the limits invading under the pretense of peace keeping. Russia is now occupying sovereign Ukrainian land effectively. We cannot legitimize this.
However, the European NATO powers needs to be leading the way here since they're going to be the ones who will feel the most impact. But I think they're going to be fine sacrificing part of Ukraine for Russian supplied energy.
We should always keep an eye on our enemies. China isn't sleeping on this. They're watching and how the rest of the world reacts to Putin/Russia and Ukraine will frame their actions for Taiwan. Our Pacific partners are also going to be watching closely to us how we react.
I don't want to sound hyperbolic but I believe what we are seeing is the beginning of a new Iron Curtain.