Russia-China partnership

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern notes that Russia and China are participating in joint military exercises. He says that:

What seems clear is that, largely because of the U.S.-U.K. attack on Iraq, China and Russia intend to give each other meaningful political support if Washington embarks on a new military adventure -- against Iran, for example. And watch out. That same assurance of mutual support could embolden the Russians or Chinese to undertake adventurist actions of their own (vis--vis Taiwan or Ukraine, for instance), the more so as U.S. forces appear doomed to thrashing about in Iraq for the near future.

We may be seeing the beginnings of a major development resulting from the US policy of pre-emption and flouting of international law. Where it goes from here, who knows?