Originally Posted by
MW
Judy wrote (excerpt):
Russia and the United States were never truly friends. Our temporary partnership with Russia was one born out of necessity, not friendship. So to call Russia an "ole Ally" sort of undermines the true meaning of the word ally (IMO). Our relationship was simply "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" syndrome. We shared a common interest in riding the world of Germany's Hitler, nothing more. Once the war was over things went pretty much back to normal with neither country trusting the other. Our divide in ideology was just too great overcome for a lasting relationship.
Personally, I'd just as soon we didn't sell off parts of our country to countries that don't share our cultural values and political ideology.
