I was convinced by the USofA politicians that Russia is "a gas station masquerading as a country" (Sen. John McCain, on the Senate floor nonetheless [1]) and th

I was convinced by the USofA politicians that Russia is "a gas station masquerading as a country" (Sen. John McCain, on the Senate floor nonetheless [1]) and that "Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbours, not out of strength but out of weakness" (POTUS Barack Obama [2]). So, why is USofA obsessed with Russia, why is it even wasting its time on Russia? The US politicians must be right (and I really believe them; after after all, the US is the pinnacle in democracy and its representatives are all elected in free and democratic elections). [1] https://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/john-mccain-russia-gas-station-105061 https://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/john-mccain-russia-ga... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/25/barack-obama-russia-regional-power-ukraine-weakness https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/25/barack-obama-r...