I’m a businessman, and I understand your point.
I do business with mostly honest companies, but some companies I suspect do not have clean hands.
Nevertheless, once I find out a specific company is about to be indicted (taken to court) for corrupt and illegal practices, I cease doing business with that company, even if I lose money.
Keeping my good reputation and my good relationship with other company managers is very important to me.
When I look at Russia, I see poor business management.
Why jeopardize doing business with the largest market in the universe, United States, or the future Iraqi government by selling a few millions worth of weapons and training.
After Hussein became an American target, it was not worth it to be associated with such incompetent and evil regime.
That’s my humble opinion trying to act as a dispassionate observer.
I hope Russia will become a major economic powerhouse, since a weak Russia is not good for the US. China can gobble up Siberia if Russia is weakened, or the former Soviet states in Central Asia can become Talibanistans, or Russian nuclear scientists can sell their expertise to terrorist willing to pay them decent salaries.
Even I were just a selfish American, I will never wish a weak or isolated Russia.