It’s not that big of a coincidence that the countries that superpowers want to conquer, and need defending, are neighbors to the superpowers.

That's a really weird claim about Ukraine, which the US leadership would love to sweep under the rug, leave alone to be taken apart, except for the bad optics - so they just drag their feet forever.

People keep making this strange claim about Taiwan, the only liberal democracy in the East without a single American soldier on its soil.

Almost like Taiwan is a sovereign nation uninterested in participating in the PRC and USA's fight for global hegemony.