Bush’s crowd was nothing to get excited about. They continued the long slide that we now need to recover from.
I am thrilled that Trump’s cabinet contains successful business people who have accomplished deals on the International stage and have working relationships with world leaders, such as Tillersen.
Russia is a world power, so is America. Many of our aims are common, some antithetical. A mutually beneficial alliance is something both countries should be striving towards, dialing down the rhetoric that has been pushed during election season and working towards mutual respect.
A Russian alliance would be HUGE. Both countries will need to have their eyes open but there is more to gain from cooperation. As our countries forge bonds of mutually beneficial trade, strategy etc there will be a higher economic cost for fracturing those bonds and chances of hostilities become increasingly unlikely. There will always be spying and maneuvering on both sides but set against a backdrop of common aims and respect.
A Russian alliance would be HUGE. Both countries will need to have their eyes open but there is more to gain from cooperation.
Your big mistake is assuming Putinist Russia wants alliance. They don’t. Like the Chicoms, they want the US to withdraw so they can fill the power vacuum. How is that working out Asia? Not at all. The Chicoms are running rampant due to the kenyan’s soft touch and the chickens are coming home to roost. Day dreaming about an “alliance” with Russia plays right in to their agenda.