Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
If they invade Taiwan and the West goes full-on to get them out.

Marty, who is the "West"? In my opinion The West is not what it used to be. Things are changing quickly. Trump is rapidly destabilizing the West. America is starting trade wars with almost all of their previous allies. The US dollar has lost over 5% during these past couple of days. It could happen that America would have to do everything on their own in the future. That's basically what making America great again is all about or am I missing something? Trump is handing over Ukraine to Russia. He just told the CIA not to support Ukraine anymore. Why? In Europe it feels like Russia and America are partners and now working together against Ukraine. Many Ukrainians will now die because they won't give up fighting for their country. This situation is so sad. Europe is now putting together their own military alliance. If they are lucky Canada and Australia will support them.

Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
The history of civilization and mankind is the history of war, which makes all of the above, including your concerns with eastern Europe uncertain and scary.

My concerns are not just with eastern Europe. All European countries are endangered. Even the Russians can't believe what is happening right now.