~Related to this thread topic and Russia’s threats, conservatives are what stand against your goals of empire.~
The only thing making demand for empire in Russia is actually a russophobic rhetorics similar to yours, when spilled by patients like McCain and alikes who are occupying government offices instead of being institutionalized elsewhere.
Not only they are saying this crap like it is 1950s, they are actually giving money and agitating Russian leftist groups to cause troubles.
Then local natsbols and military-industrial lobby are pointing their filthy fingers at that and saysing: ‘You see, American are hypocrites, they don’t wish any good to as and encircling.’
You say certain politicians are strong ‘on national defence’ but do you mean pimping Army and Air Force to radical sunni princes by that?
We might understand national defence very differently.
Why won’t they post troops to the border instead?
See wet, our first priority is protecting the Afghan heroin production.
I’m not up on the London club scene, but we may soon see some efforts of real concern in this regard: Afghan farmers should undoubtedly be receiving a bit more for their product, as their revenue is perhaps only about 1% of the final cost.
Our illustrious globalist tax-exempt foundations may direct that a new global movement be started to promote FairTrade(tm) Afghan smack.
Western kids really get into those sorts of efforts, and in this day and age, it may be just what’s needed to really put the gleam of legitimacy on the military campaign. You know, something we can all feel “good” about.
In the scheme of (current) world events & matters, and particularly the Islamic threat, Russia & America can be & are much more of friends than foes, provided we snap out of 'soviet' or 'neo-soviet' preconceptions. 'Neo-Soviets' don't exist anymore than 'Neo-Nazis' in certain now European countries. And, I use the word "foe" more than natural "enemy for domination".
We are, you are forcing us to move troops and bases closer to NATO's borders towards the Russians in an effort to stop the invasions.