yes. if we were capable of protecting them, we should have done so. not sure what other conclusion to draw.
if by your post you intended something like “it is in the US and China’s mutual best interest to take the following course of action [...]” then, sure—i strongly agree with this! but it seems prudent to phrase this as a prediction, rather than as a moral recommendation.
does the will of the taiwanese people have no bearing?
did the will of the Melian people ?
yes. if we were capable of protecting them, we should have done so. not sure what other conclusion to draw.
if by your post you intended something like “it is in the US and China’s mutual best interest to take the following course of action [...]” then, sure—i strongly agree with this! but it seems prudent to phrase this as a prediction, rather than as a moral recommendation.