The government can afford to handle the CV 19 pandemic for we US citizens whom sit idle during shut downs/lock downs. The bigger question is: Can we afford the ground war with China now that they have hit the USA and their allies?

Yes and will defeat them with Gods help.

I’m sure Israel, one of the less affected of our allies, will spring to our defense.

How about Italy they are pretty pissed off right now too?

1bigdude, I was thinking the same thing as you, until I see different, China's gift to its enemies.

If we told the Chinese that we would protect a democratically elected president and give them a functioning constitution with a bill of rights, Xi would probably be ground up into little pieces and eaten by the farmers. It has been said by several news agencies that 21 million cell phone accounts have been disbanded. I am sure if given the opportunity China would go quickly, as well as Iran.

Doubt it. Italy is in bed with China. Last year they signed on to the Silk Road deal with China.

That's why it infected Italy so bad, hob nobbing with the Chinese.

They reaped what they sowed.

Italy got in bed with the Chinese. Borrowed a lot of money from them. Part of the deal was China companies and labor to build new projects. Laborers brought them a present they want soon forget.
Same with Iran. Hasbeen

Even if they weren't in bed with the Chinese, how would Italy be much help. They haven't been much of a military threat since Constantine.