a) Short term political advantage.
b)Reduced population.
c) War profits.
d) Great excuse for more government controls on the people.
a) Short term political advantage.
If Obama thinks a war with Russia will unite a country so polarized as Pearl Harbor united America, he is nuts. That will not happen. It may keep attention away from Hillary, but it will also force the media to halt all talk of the BS sexual assault allegations against Trump. Hillary wants war, but Trump does not. The Dems will look like the war party and will be blamed for the catastrophe.
b) Reduced population.
That will not help Democrats at all. A Russian nuke over NYC, LA, SF, Chicago, Seattle or any city in a blue state will instantly turn that state red.
c) War profits.
Most likely those who would be counting them would be vaporized.
d) Great excuse for more government controls on the people.
DC will get hit. What government?
Will Obama. who could not back up his talk of a "red-line" in Syria actually be willing to go to war with Russia?