1. russian oil production is dropping now
2. they have confiscated several western oil company facilities; abrogated contracts — i doubt seriously that any new outside investments will be made or allowed to be made, there
3. russia has virtually no commercial manufacturing base
4. oil recovery technology is a u.s. and western europe (near?) monopoly
5. loose nukes are far ore dangerour to russia than the u.s.; re: Breslen, opera house, etc
6. our military capability is several generations ahead of theirs
7. we are strangling the shit out of iran’s economy and russia can’t so shit, so tell me whose “friendship” is sworthless.
8. ask saddam how toothless we are
9. russia is gutshot as a society and are dying steadily and continuously
10. putin is a garish buffoon, and will lead the russians over that final cliff eventually

to all the whiners and chicken littles: America is great with or without you; what are you without America?

to europe and russia: say hello to the etruscans when you get to the other side.

delenda est Ruthenia