WHY SHOULD U.S. GET ALONG WITH RUSSIA?

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Many of us still remember the Cold War and we're all aware of the fact that Putin and the KGB are some of the more despicable characters on the face of the earth.  So, it is only natural that Americans of all stripes get their feathers ruffled when Trump talks about "getting along" with Putin.  

When you study history, however, you understand the wisdom involved in Trump's move.  Way back when, there was this nasty dude named Adolf Hitler who was engaged in the extermination of Jews and the conquest of the world.  He managed to gain so much political and military power that he was virtually unstoppable.  Had it not been for a harsh winter and a dumb move by the Nazi army, Russia may well have fallen to the Germans.  And it was only after Russia and the United States joined forces with Britain against Germany that the tide turned.  

During the unstoppable expansion of I.S.I.S. during the Obama regime, radical Islam permeated virtually every Middle Eastern Country and extended its reach into other parts of the world as well, such as Africa.  Together with Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, I.S.I.S. has become almost as tough to deal with as Hitler was.  In many ways, they are even tougher, because they don't wear uniforms, they don't comply with the Geneva Convention and they don't fight conventional warfare.  

I'm not sure that Russia or the U.S. alone can defeat I.S.I.S.  But together... well, between the two of us, we have excellent intelligence resources, military know-how and hardware to do the job.   Neither of us can afford the luxury of standing back and waiting to see what will happen next.  We have to do something.  So, working together makes sense.  

That's not to see that we have to get all kissy-kissy over it.  But, I agree with Trump that there are some things we can work on together.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.