and of course, when that does start a war with Russia, we will be obligated to defend them and I seem to remember a whole bunch of us here predicting that Obama would embroil us in a war as justification to suspend the election if that became necessary.
Exactly! Fact is Russia has been feeling like a cornered badger (bear) for many months if not years for a myriad of reasons to them.
Acts of war against them and/or their ally (syria) cannot be interpreted in any other way than blatent prodding to war with them.