in 2012, the GOP argued that Russia was a threat and Obama and The Left mocked Such a notion. Today, Conservatives are not as vocal on such a notion and now the Left is screaming from all angles that Russia is a threat. Bullshit on US.
There's a broad--we're talking global--ignorance, of the World War raging as we speak. Is it a shooting war? No, it's something much worse: a World cultural war. The plain fact of the matter--for all the blind cattle on both sides of the American political aisle, is that right now one part of the world is launching a mass invasion of the other part (hint: it's a north/south thang), and we, the U.S. damn well need the Russians (who take no prisoners) to help us win it. Call it whatever you like: clash of religions, cultures, ancient customs and rites--if we lose, we lose out cultural identity, tradition, homeland--every fragment of our identity will be gone.