Russia’s ambitions are right off the Florida coast. Cuba is still there, an outpost for Russia, and it is still a prison island. And Venezuela, a more recent outpost of Russia. And Bolivia, and Russia-supported FARC... and Russia has probably got a new Viktor Bout mucking around in Africa as before. And Russia still buys North Korean slave labor to cut timber in the far east...slave, because the laborers aren’t the ones who receive the checks, the regime does.
You just outlined the 200 year-old Monroe Doctrine. We are a strong and proud country and our security demands will not accept any military alliances in our HEMISPHERE.
And yet with Ukraine, you happily feed a destructive war, promote US-sponsored coups against elected Presidents, push for NATO enlargement - all right on Russia's border. You have a very broad demand for security for the USA, but offer absolutely none to Russia. And the neocons act surprised and butt-hurt when Russia or other nations don't accept this obvious hypocrisy.
Unfortunately, our deep-state in Washington DC are this silly and arrogant too. Or, they get it, but their extreme cynicism and corruption forces them to ignore it.
Good points.