If You Were President: Russia-Ukraine War

[vcczar]

If you were president of the US, and you found concrete evidence that China was providing lethal assistance for Russia, similar to how we are providing lethal assistance for Ukraine, how would this relevation change your policy or strategy for this war?

[Rezi]

Such a reveal would offer no surprises. I would simply increase initiative to send more. Russia getting help from China would hopefully help more Congressional Conservatives get on board since they have a hate boner for China. They'd probably find another excuse, though.

[Pringles]

Basically similar to Rezi, I am not surprised. I'd start sending more aid to Ukraine & more advanced aid for that matter. I'd also begin talking with our allies in Asia and explore more diplomatic actions we can take against China. 

[vcczar]

I'd probably pump in more aid, get allies to do the same, and then do something in regards to trade with China. I'd have to figure out what will hurt China the most economically, while hurting us the least in doing so. I personally would pay more money for items if it would discourage China from helping Russia, but as president I wouldn't do it unless it was popular to do so. 

I read a book once that explained we could blockade China at will. I wonder what they'd do if we just created a naval barricade along their entire coast. I doubt they'd want to go to war with us. I'm mostly a pacifist, so I wouldn't want to go to war, so I'd hope they'd want to go to war even less than I would, as they'd probably have more to lose in a US vs China war. I don't think China has a more powerful hand than we do, but I do think it is electoral suicide to embargo China outright, even if it is the right approach.