"The US shouldn't be involved in the region for long, and is there only because of the collapse of the USSR's influence in the region. As Russia regains its health to whatever degree it may, the US should back out."
I see that you use Russia and the USSR interchangeably.
Good for You!
I don't have a problem with that political jazz. It's the same people, maybe the same piece of brass on their office doors.
USSR? I guees you mean the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic... That's why you get so happy - it's your compratiots. Now everything is clear.