Hacker News Reader

Not to mention we are twenty years into the Global War on Terrorism.

The appetite of the US public for another conflict, especially one directly against a superpower, is exceptionally low.

Appetite is exceptionally low for ill advised forever wars... defending an ally against the CCP however is something that many Americans would likely be in favor of.

Unfortunately this makes sense :/

I think China will become more powerful in the future so they could be better off being patient. Which is what I think they'll do.