[jmacusa]

Russia was an ally in WW2 by circumstance, not by choice. As Napoleon once said “It is far easier to fight allies than to be one’’. The Russians always conveniently leave out the fact they were allies of the Nazis. They happily plunged a knife in the back of Poland, three weeks after Germany did the heavy lifting. They invaded Finland and annexed the Baltic States. Old Joe Stalin was content to sit fat and sassy in the Kremlin during the winter of 1940/41 while the Luftwaffe pounded London into dust. Then in June of 1941 Hitler decided he didn't need a partner anymore and suddenly the Commies were screaming "Hey you in the West, you English, you Americans you've got to save us!''.