This is not, yet, Cold War II, nor does Russia, yet, have the power to place itself at the center of American strategy as the USSR once did. However, it should be taken as a sign that the Acela Elite now sees Russia in Romneyesque terms. The part of Obama's foreign policy that ignores repeated provocations, humiliations and Russian geopolitical machinations will not survive Obama's time in the White House. Team Hillary knows this and supports it. Team Trump has just learned that not even the love of The Boss can protect you from the firestorm if the press catches you in a lip-lock with Moscow.
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