They were the soviet spy agency. CIA the American spy agency.
Their soldiers were Russian patriots to their mind despite the Marxist BS.
We beat the Soviet Union. But Russia remained. Now the former Soviet defenders are Russian defenders. No more no less.
The crazy thing is closing the two compounds. Russia has operated its spy base in MD for over 40 years and they close it because of a Gmail hack. In theory, Russia could take this as an attack on their sovereignty.
BREAKING: Kremlin “categorically” rejects “unfounded” US vote hacking claims; is considering retaliatory measures - AFP
Bonus: Trump will have a hard time revering this EO because it will look like he is colliding with Russia
Like I said, the world has gone mad. That supposedly conservative members of a supposedly conservative website could so quickly forget the Empire of Evil ... and mistake its enforcers for "Russian patriots" is proof.