I tell you, if Russia and America EVER had a successful partnership , gg 'new world order' it's over because Russia just seems to have some of the craziest bastards, it's like a country of Florida men. Combine that with American military hardware and they'd be no stopping that.
I've still never understood why after the fall of the USSR we didn't strive to make a stronger partnership with Russia.
The only reason we seem to not is because our "allies" have good reasons to not, but then are any of our European "allies" actually providing any worth back besides "barrier from Russia?" Most of them had a hissy fit when Trump dared to ask them to pay closer to their fair share for defense.
A modern Russia with a competent military and strong economy has been the bugaboo of Western Europe since at least the 1800s.
Part of why World War I happened was the fear that Russia would eclipse Germany in the next decade or two, which seems utterly ridiculous in hindsight.
I tell you, if Russia and America EVER had a successful partnership , gg 'new world order' it's over because Russia just seems to have some of the craziest bastards, it's like a country of Florida men. Combine that with American military hardware and they'd be no stopping that.
I've still never understood why after the fall of the USSR we didn't strive to make a stronger partnership with Russia.
The only reason we seem to not is because our "allies" have good reasons to not, but then are any of our European "allies" actually providing any worth back besides "barrier from Russia?" Most of them had a hissy fit when Trump dared to ask them to pay closer to their fair share for defense.
A modern Russia with a competent military and strong economy has been the bugaboo of Western Europe since at least the 1800s.
Part of why World War I happened was the fear that Russia would eclipse Germany in the next decade or two, which seems utterly ridiculous in hindsight.
Yep, that's the britbongs and the frogs teamed up with the heathen turkroaches to fight against the russkies in Crimea back in the late 19th century.