There is a silver lining to this terrible war. By showing the effectiveness of handheld anti-armor and anti-aircraft missiles, it may give the communists in china pause over the forceful reunification with taiwan. As far as casualties in this war remember that in war “truth is the first casualty”. The ukrainians are unlikely to push the russians out by force because , they lost their airforce and navy on the first day of the war and their best, professional troops are trapped and being destroyed in the pocket in the donbass.
“it may give the communists in china pause over the forceful reunification with taiwan.”
I see it differently.
It just helps China identify which tactics to use when they invade Taiwan.
They now know they need to totally decouple their economy from the US dollar and economy.
They will get that done—and then attack.
Sun Tzu—attack when your enemy is weak.
This is the weakest the US has been in the last seventy years.