That's not totally true.
China is too large, mountainous, and very large population. While Japan has relatively smaller population. Have to cross the sea to attack, supply is an issue.
Japan can't conquer China with/without U.S. aid. U.S. aid helps a lot, I admit. Thanks for the help...
See the timeline and consequence.
Germany merged Austria on 13 March 1938. France and The Great British Empire had NOT lifted a finger to interfere. It's a great geopolitical achievement of Hitler.
Then Germany took the Sudetenland in Munich Agreement which were signed by Germany, United...
In the first month (March 2022), we already knew it would be a War of Attrition, which was not in Russia's interest at all.
Russia's industry output is far behind NATO. Military budget is much lower, not to mention technique.
I am just saying the facts which everyone knew.
The only way Russia...