A lot of people like to blow smoke about the above topic. I'm just no longer sure how much of it is hot air any more. The article below describes a resolution by the United States Congress to introduce legislation that will provide legitimacy to initiating an armed conflict with Russia.
Pending a vote by the Senate, Resolution 758 would give the President a de facto green light for war with Russia, without Congressional approval. What would this mean for world politics in the near future? Are we actually going to let things devolve to bullets and bombs again?
misslimabean:
I really hope not, i think the last thing we need is a Cold War number 2! Plus I have no doubts if we irritated Putin enough something horrible would happen. The U.S. needs to stop thinking we are a Superman nation and involving ourselves in everyone's affairs. That's my two cents.