in 2014 alone, NATO members scrambled jets 450 times in response to Russian activity. Russian fighters were even caught 40 miles off the coast of California on the 4th of July. these threats are not idle: Russian bombers can carry nuclear weapons capable of killing millions with a single strike. when Putin directs these planes into Western skies his message is clear: "I can get to you, and hurt you, whenever and wherever i want." we need to come together in the west and prove him wrong!
after the end of the Cold War, there was a period of 20 years where Russia didn't have the resources or alliances to have influence in the world. that period, my friends, has come to an end.