02-24-2022, 03:16 PM
(02-24-2022, 03:07 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: The smart thing would be for them to invade Taiwan. It would be difficult for Nato/US to focus on two large conflicts/wars at once. Assisting the Russians would only slow their agenda. However, it could turn the other way and they could support the Russian invasion against US troops and turn this into WWIII. Then their invasion of Taiwan would probably be a joint effort. Either way, this is not a good situation we are facing.
Taiwan would be very complicated and messy, though. It's a separated island with a capable military and plenty of countries willing to defend it. I agree, like you said, if China invades Taiwan then we have WWIII on our hands. It's hard to figure out how many assets would be committed to Europe in the event that the U.S. reversed course and put boots on the ground, but they would likely hold reserves that could be moved to Taiwan in the event that China became involved. The Japanese would also commit to defending Taiwan.
If anything, I can imagine the U.S. becoming involved with the Air Force well before any infantry are involved in Ukraine, even if NATO goes in. Bombing runs and air superiority, missile strikes. I genuinely don't think we get here, though, unless something drastically changes. From what I can gather, Ukraine is largely on its own for the near future.
