Putin is a Communist. But do not make the mistake of underestimating Russia and the threat they pose. Toying with them is only making them stronger and more capable.
Could be that NATO and the US are sick of him and are deposing him through the Turkish military. There’s a track record of this exact thing happening throughout Turkish history since WWII.
More likely is that we try to repulse a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and our carrier groups are attacked from both directions by hypersonics, ballistic missiles and drones in a combined Chinese and Russian attack.
And the Lefties aren’t necessarily lining up to sign up either because they still see the military as being evil and too right winged.
Libs are also naturally anti-war.