[BroJoeK]

BobL: "Unless you’re a 5-year old, you know that WE PICKED THE FIGHTS with Russia and China.
That is my question here, not whether we should now fight with a depleted military - it’s too late for that."

If you truly believe that, then you've been drinking Russian propaganda Kool-Aid by the barrel!
It's complete rubbish & nonsense.

1. Pearl Harbor was a legitimate provocation for war.
2. September 11, 2001 was a legitimate provocation for war.
3. Hitler's invasion of the USSR in 1941 was a legitimate provocation for war.
4. Hitler's 1939 invasion of Poland in 1939 was a legitimate provocation for war.

I could go on and on -- nothing that happened from 2014 until today was a legitimate provocation for Vlad the Invader's invasions of Ukraine.

Vlad the Invader's claims he was "provoked" are just as valid as a rapist claiming he was "provoked" by a pretty girl.
It's insane, has nothing to do with reality.

[BobL]

“If you truly believe that, then you’ve been drinking Russian propaganda Kool-Aid by the barrel!
It’s complete rubbish & nonsense.”

Since you cannot deal with reality beyond that of a 5-year old, I’ll keep my discussions to the ADULTS on this forum.