Seriously though, I just don't understand why all of these people in power honestly needs to show with invasions? Sure, it may have been a part of their country before, but not any longer. What do you actually gain in starting an actual invasion? You'll ruin your own image to the world (not that they care), no one wants to do business with you, the world hates you and you end up taking back just dust. Cause that is what is left after all the bombs etc have gone off.
This is atleast what has happened to Putin, whatever his goals were, I don't think he ahieved them. Other than hatred from the world, his country shut off from the world and so many deaths. Yet, he just sits in his mansion and smiles, while people are literally getting tortured because of him and his "decision". Coward.
One thing that came out of his "war" though, is that China has seen how badly his invasion has gone and has since reconsidered what an invasion of Taiwan would actually take.