The US ‘have gotten themselves into an almighty conundrum’

Erin Molan says the US have “gotten themselves into an almighty conundrum” as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing a desire to visit Taiwan has been “handled appallingly”.
“And there's a lot more at stake than just their own wellbeing,” Ms Molan said.
“We depend on the US for peace, stability and security in our region. I wish we didn’t, but we do.”
Ms Molan said China is doing “what it does best – bullying, threatening to intervene militarily if the trip goes ahead”.
“If Pelosi doesn't visit Taiwan on her Asian tour, it looks like China's won – humiliating and weak for the US.
“If she does go and … they follow through, then what next?”