You said it well. The plan on both sides is now very clear: to give Russians and their neighbors the choice between communism and national socialism. ...fascism, even with the adjunct of establishment of competing fascist religion, if they can pull it off. Our leaders and Russia's believe that the growing national socialist trend might be enough to check the growing Islamist trend around Russia.
The problem with that plan is that national socialism can be as difficult to get in check between nations later on as can communism or radical Islamism. We saw that in WWII, and with currents events around the world in mind, it could be worse and bigger this time around.
==The plan on both sides is now very clear: to give Russians and their neighbors the choice between communism and national socialism
Some choice, huh? That is the essence of dialectical strategy...to offer the enemy false choices. The key question is (and our foreign policy experts would do well to ponder this question carefully) who is this dialectic primarily designed to trap?
Thanks, that was very enlightening to see your stance so well put.