So yeah, the U.S. isn't involved, but "I'm gonna keep slaughtering you".

Imbecilic. Nobody in the world is going to negotiate with someone that they can't trust. Trump just split his base, (not all MAGA are genocidal Zionists, and a bunch of them voted for an "end to endless wars") and sacrificed the midterms. And President "I got 82 Senators" Graham can convict for an impeachment if he doesn't kiss Netenyahu ass.

China knows they are next, and no longer needs military action to take Taiwan. The schedule just changed. Think BRICS: close the Straits of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb, and when oil hits $150 / bbl., dump treasuries. This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Enjoy the parade.