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And it bled them dry, and it's one of the big reasons that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

And there's a real thought, I think, in some of these circles on China.

Like, Venezuela's going to end up being not a good thing.

Like, it's going to be a quagmire.

We're going to have to do a lot of... We're going to throw money and time and effort and interest at it while they get to condense their... Like...

I think the idea of regional spheres, even though Trump is saying it in the stupid Donald doctrine, is like agreed upon by Putin and Xi and him.

They all see it the same way.

China's way more concerned with like putting more pressure on Japan, getting more control over East Asia, like feeling like they're the regional hegemon.

Putin is way more concerned with Ukraine and Europe.

And...

It remains to be seen because it's kind of I thought it seemed like Trump was retreating to this side of the board, but it kind of feels like he still wants everything.

Like he still is like saying you can't do shit about Taiwan.

We're going to take we're going to intervene in Iran.

We're going to be in Greenland.

We're going to like it feels like he kind of still wants the whole board, but also is like definitely this.

Yeah, that's that's the vibe I'm getting.

So I don't know.

But I don't think that China is incredibly pressed.

It's all implied.

I don't know.