Foreign intervention, which just makes everything worse. If it's the EU, we just get infected with similar political instability in the west. If it's China, they get clapped unless they bring in heavy guns or act amazingly stealthily, or they get a puppet. The only power I trust to try some sincere foreign intervention that might not go bad horribly and actually work out for both sides, might be India. They got the least stake and serious chance of abusing the situation whilst still being powerful enough to make a positive impact.
I think China would just sit back and let the US destory itself to the maximum extent possible. I can see them arming and internationally propagandising for whichever side was losing at that moment to make the fire burn as long and hot as possible.
China does not overtly act since it's not their style. But they already have a lot of influence in California and Hawaii. I could see them propping up a communist puppet state however. You'd have a clown like Ted Lieu as the new chairman of the California communist party and doing Xi's bidding.
The Euros would voice their support for the "liberals" and/or whatever remains of government but that would be as far as they go. As someone else rightly points out the collapse of the US implies a collapse of their military and thus a collapse of NATO. The remaining NATO states would be scrambling to ensure their own security after any period of uncertainty. Heck, Trump's bluster alone got them to start budgeting for the 2% minimum they are supposed to spend on military according to the treaty.
That is assuming it devolves quick enough that there isn't time to send "peacekeepers" before they are needed at home.
That is assuming it devolves quick enough that there isn't time to send "peacekeepers" before they are needed at home.
Doubtful this would be a problem, let's be honest if it does go tits up in the US it will go from "Cop shoots wrong guy and city is outraged" to a total shit storm overnight, and sending in blue hats won't be an option.
I only wonder who or what is going to be that trigger. My current bet is the audit.
Foreign intervention, which just makes everything worse. If it's the EU, we just get infected with similar political instability in the west. If it's China, they get clapped unless they bring in heavy guns or act amazingly stealthily, or they get a puppet. The only power I trust to try some sincere foreign intervention that might not go bad horribly and actually work out for both sides, might be India. They got the least stake and serious chance of abusing the situation whilst still being powerful enough to make a positive impact.
China does not overtly act since it's not their style. But they already have a lot of influence in California and Hawaii. I could see them propping up a communist puppet state however. You'd have a clown like Ted Lieu as the new chairman of the California communist party and doing Xi's bidding.
The Euros would voice their support for the "liberals" and/or whatever remains of government but that would be as far as they go. As someone else rightly points out the collapse of the US implies a collapse of their military and thus a collapse of NATO. The remaining NATO states would be scrambling to ensure their own security after any period of uncertainty. Heck, Trump's bluster alone got them to start budgeting for the 2% minimum they are supposed to spend on military according to the treaty.
That is assuming it devolves quick enough that there isn't time to send "peacekeepers" before they are needed at home.
Doubtful this would be a problem, let's be honest if it does go tits up in the US it will go from "Cop shoots wrong guy and city is outraged" to a total shit storm overnight, and sending in blue hats won't be an option.
I only wonder who or what is going to be that trigger. My current bet is the audit.