Well, I think that anyone who can think with a few clear brain cells knew that trading an arms dealer for a basketball player was not a smart move. But I think most people can also see why it was done. It was a political play to the base at the expense of American security.
As for Russia, I don't really have a problem with NATO and us backing Ukraine. Russia's conventional military strength is being depleted and it is once again being exposed as inferior. So what if thousands are being shipped back in body bags? Too bad for them. They are again being exposed as a country that really has only one card to play. It's certainly a big one, but nuclear weapons are probably the only thing that stops western forces from deciding to try and all out go after them.
Thing with Vlad is, while I hope that f*c$er eventually get's his, Trump made a true statement when he said be careful what you wish for. Putin knows that any nuclear attack on the west will result in the destruction of his country and pretty much destroy the world also. He's a bastard, but he's not into suicide. Some of the other hardliners over there could very well not care about it and be delusional enough to believe they could survive a nuclear holocaust and come out on top. That's the scary part.
