Couple days ago I saw this video (vidrel #1) appearing with comments that
>we were lied to, they said they destroy Russian army, and they don't, they weren't even scratched, we should stop supporting the war because its useless
This slice of the full footage is really taken out of context. But anyway made me look into this video here:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=B02ASaskWTQ
https://youtube.com/watch?v=B02ASaskWTQ [Embed]

They have these chats every now and then. This is the U.S. House Armed Services Committee I believe. I have not listened the whole thing yet, just listened in here and there.
I found Mr. Smith's intro quite interesting (vidrel #2). What I hear from what he says, that:
this war was a great opportunity to get the insubordinate allied countries in line, that stupid Macron now don't talk such bullshit, everyone sees how Russia is a threat to the US erhm I mean to Europe, and now we have to make them understand that China is a threat to the US erhm I mean to Europe
And then what Dr. Wallander and Mrs. Kiggans talk about (vidrel #3) Europe-China relations, and how Europe (that pesky Macron again) does not understand they endanger themselves.
It's not like I don't agree that Russia or China wishes to exert control over others, but Europe does the same, and the US coerces Europe the same. Russia and China is very far from ruling over Europe, while the US holds the leash since 1945, and right now they have firmer grip than ever since the Cold War ended.
As EU citizen I believe we shouldn't be controlled any of these states, and mustn't let them bully us. In fact the other way around we should control those and bully them. There are problems with these ofc and limits. There is Realpolitik.
I also understand the view of these senators and senatorettes for why they speak how they speak and why they do what they do. Expecting them doing differently would be a folly.
Also Taiwan owns 60% of the world's CPU production, if China could annex the island, they were producing about 75%! Now that could be a potential problem for the rest of the world, especially those who are addicted to and depended on informational technology.