Skybird you are right, "the West" has not supported a democratic Russia, for most it still was the bad commies, but imho the eastern areas will be the trade partner of the future. Regardless what happens government-wise, the trade vacuum that existed during the cold war has taken a long time to be filled again, including trust and investments, but now Russia wants Antonovs to carry goods to and from Siberia to Germany, is building highways and all kinds of infrastructure like crazy. AND they invest in exploring oil, something the west has completely stopped, their oil companies' CEOs being satisfied to take the money and run.
Regarding the US and what they learned of Russia and its armament race, which the latter "lost": Now the US is arming up like in the middle of a war. 250 billions alone for the F-35 (fail), and now a new B-2 successor ?
In 2015 they will have the 20x number of Russian, and 25x of Chinese fighter jets. What. for. "I have the biggest" ?
I fear they will be bankrupt like Russia back then in 1989. I don't think it really happens, but the signs are not good.
Greetings,
Catfish
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