>After much loss of life and equipment, the U.S. military was able to prevent a total takeover of Taiwan by confining Chinese forces to a single area. That is

>After much loss of life and equipment, the U.S. military was able to prevent a total takeover of Taiwan by confining Chinese forces to a single area. That is the problem - large loss of life within a short sustained period does not bode well for US public support today. The lopsided Iraqi war which only resulted in 214 coalition casualties during the 30 day invasion phase would not be a repeat. Hope we never find out.