South American and African nations know the US is no friend of theirs, and now that NATO has expanded into new markets, the belly of the beast is content.

Ya, the US has been building a case against Russia for a while, but I did not see a proxy war on the horizon because I thought all efforts would go towards China.

All I know is that the US is very conniving and methodical in its planning, so it's difficult to believe it didn't anticipate Russia and China building a relationship. However, arrogance is blinding.

I think American elites are battling each other and that's why everything is somewhat confusing. It's quite scary because who the f knows how crazy things will get. Oh, Empires.