Russia is slowly becoming more anti-American. They owe us a lot for all the aid we have contributed to them since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Go ahead and defend a government that plotted against us before and after the Iraq war. They wanted us to lose the war in Iraq which means they wanted more American troops to die. Russia is not an ally of the United States and tries to undermine us every chance they get, just like France.
You mean during the Clinton years where Western "experts" helped rob Russia blind? It is a miracle the Russians did not nuke us for all the pointy headed academia failuers we sent to help them.
Russia was against us going into Iraq, yes - but Russia's army - the Norther Alliance was what brought victory to Afghanistan - along with Russian help in setting up bases in Central Asia.
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France is the shemozle.. Russia is the shemille...