Why would they threaten Eastern Europe when US alone has a military 5 times bigger?

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32. I've given up on this arguement....good luck.

The narrative is:

Putin wants the Soviet Union back....because he said the collapse of the Soviet Union was geo political disaster. Oh and he's a homo-phobe. Nevermind that Ukraine and Georgia oppressive laws against LGBT communities that are just as bad as Russia's.

Uh, yes it was a geo political disaster that resulted in war, Russian areas being incorporated into nations that weren't Russian, economic chaos, social unrest, etc. Nor did it help things that the US was determined to keep Russia a weak nation and undermine all their interests, historical ties, etc. And no, Putin doesn't want a new "Soviet Union". It collapsed because the empire was too much to maintain. Belarus offered to reunite and Putin turned it down. That's hardly the attitude of someone who wants a new Soviet Empire. And lets not forget, the former republics state lines were unilaterally drawn by the Soviet Union to include Russian territory to make it hard for any succession that was allowed by the Soviet Constitution....and none of this was given any consideration.

"Russia is the enemy" is bilking us out billions that can be used for infrastructure, health care, social security, etc. But no, we have to spend it on a military that could already take on Russia if it had to.

And yes, we got screwed over when they wouldn't allow Russia to join NATO....and many here have no idea that happened.