If it were 40 years ago, and we were told we could totally erase any notion of Russia being a competent military force for a mere 70 billion, and no direct involvement, we'd take that deal in a heartbeat.
It's not like the government was going to spend that money on US soil anyways. Where would you rather have that money go? Some shady LGBT group in Saudi Arabia, or a country that has a long history of getting bent over by the Russians and are paying them back?
It's not like the government was going to spend that money on US soil anyways. Where would you rather have that money go? Some shady LGBT group in Saudi Arabia, or a country that has a long history of getting bent over by the Russians and are paying them back?