> The trouble is, they're not the only parties to this farce. Incredibly powerful, massively entrenched super-power-like military industrial multinational corporations are involved as well, and there is no way in HELL they are going to let their number one revenue source dry up just because we all want peace.

But Russia is the number two arms exporter, and it spends a higher percentage of its gdp on defense.

But you're right, everything bad that happens between the two countries is entirely the fault of the US </s>