Russia is a backward ass, third world nation for corrupt Caucasians. It has a huge military but an economy on par with Italy. At best, a regional threat, albeit in a hugely important region.
Rather than kowtowing to it, we should treat it with the disdain it deserves.
Radical Islam is as Obama noted a long term, ongoing issue, but not an existential threat.
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