Thanks for writing this. I've been noticing the same disturbing trend - and I hate it because people don't realize how easy it is to end up in a dumb war by acc

Thanks for writing this. I've been noticing the same disturbing trend - and I hate it because people don't realize how easy it is to end up in a dumb war by accident. If you have a whole load of talking heads talking war, politicians feel like they have to forward deploy troops on both sides, then there's some stupid accident, and suddenly you're in WW3. There is no rational reason for China to invade Taiwan, and there is absolutely no realistic military way for the US to defend Taiwan, especially when you start thinking about stuff like missile bombardments or blockades. The most likely outcome from talking tough on either side is that Xi Jiping, or the US president, gets forced into unwise strategic decisions by domestic political pressure. Then you get one of the aforementioned accidents, then all hell can break loose.