Rus: I think Rome took about as long as we (America) will to run this thing into the wall.

Look on the bright side: Jamul and Fallbrook are enough off the beaten path to be ignored by the large mobs of angry villagers with pitchforks.

Not as a parting shot, but food for thought: If you had to choose to trust the Russians or the Chinese, would you? I know that’s a worst case example and it would appear to support my point, but both of these countries wield power and influence in today’s world and far outside their borders. That’s the worldview that informs my approach.