This is gravely concerning, and makes me wonder if China and Russia are covertly coordinating behind the scenes to intentionally destabilize the US/UK trans-Atlantic alliance. We’re dealing with people, especially in China’s case, who are used to thinking in terms of generations, being patient and focused enough to see things through in such timelines. And with the obvious similar goals of each (authoritarianism, human rights = lol, total information control, etc.) with respect to their apparent global expansionist aspirations, it would make a lot of sense to play covert offensive one on one, especially with the opponent each knows best (history: UK/China, US/USSR).<p>The only reason they do this is because as it stands now, the multinational alliances among the free nations of the world would very likely emerge victorious from such a war (eventually), though the body count would dwarf our worst nightmares. But if you break up that alliance, if you have each major anchor in that brotherhood so busy jumping at shadows and tearing themselves apart over disinformation that they can’t field a full commitment to victory, well you’ve practically won already.<p>I hate the idea of war with either of those countries, let alone both. But this just keeps escalating and we seem to be too scared to do anything about it. If we don’t act soon, and with strong enough force to literally put the fear of God in them, I’m very concerned that we’ll have lost any chance for eventual victory completely.<p>The liberty of generations yet to be rests upon the strength of our convictions. How much further are we going to let them push us before we push back?