And as I've pointed out above, they continue to this day, arming and supporting various Marxist dictatorships in Latin America. In addition, they have forged a very close military and economic alliance with the ChiComs, who have also been flexing their muscles of late. They and the ChiComs have been conducting joint military exercises since 2005 in preparation for war with US and our NATO allies.
At least with Ted Cruz we'd have someone fully aware of the complexities of this situation. Trump is either grossly naive or in cahoots with Putin.
Cruz's strength is that he would stand with our allies. Trump said this yesterday "Donald Trump gave South Korea a tongue-lashing on Wednesday, accusing Asia's fourth-largest economy of giving "nothing" to the United States while "making a fortune.""
What you are missing in your calculation is that Trump is borrowing ideas from Cruz (more than from other candidates) and Trump is steamrolling the media. The steamrolling is perfect for Cruz. It clears the path for him. I would not diss Trump, let him do what he wants the way he wants.