Necessarily a bad thing for the US?

The last time Bush & Putin met, wasn’t it few months ago?, they talked about Ukraine. Putin said, “But It isn’t a nation, George.” Guess that applies to Georgia and the other “lost territories” of the former USSR. We’ll find out pretty soon.

The question I’d like to raise is whether this would be necessarily and inevitably a bad thing for the West. Assuming a Russian Empire Redux could successfully digest all these peoples and lands, would it, like a wise gambler, live happily and quietly content with its winnings, and even become a force of of international prudence and stability? Would such a Russia with the infusion of millions more people be something to give China the chills? Its grudge about the Cold War satisfied, would Russia finally see that its long term interests and those of the USA lined up? Bear in mind, that until 1917 we got along fine with such a Russia.

I know I;m sounding like a groveling appeasing libberul, but gosh all fishooks guys, I;m just tryin’ to think this through….