General Discussion

And many of my friends had lived in another US occupied country after WWII.
(Japan and Germany.)

People have no idea the infrastructure required for this kind of situation.
And what it is like on a day to day basis.

And yes this does not take into account the added layer of the horrendous war crimes Russian has committed.

Putin's goal was geopolitical and about power.
He wants control of Europe.
Xi wants control of the Pacific.

Their goal is to be the 21st century superpowers.
First they must get regional control.
Putin takes Ukraine and threatens the rest of Europe.
Xi takes Taiwan and threatens the rest of the Pacific.

It is about raw power and shifting the global power structure.