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Getting the old gang back together! Too bad Russia is on the other side this time.
They've always been "that acquaintance".
You only know each other for mutual benefit or a mutual friend, but when that's gone, there becomes literally no reason to hang out any more.
Considering Russia's past performance in naval warfare in the Pacific, we're probably better off without them.
Getting the old gang back together!
Germany, Japan, and Italy?
I don't mean to pick on you specifically with this comment, but good lord people, there's more to history than WW2. Anytime anyone tries to make a historical reference to current events it's awkwardly shoehorned into a WW2 framework. It drives me crazy. Anyway, sorry for the rant there. No, it's an older gang. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_China
The fact that Russia was ever on the winning side given their history was a fluke.
Eh, they were also instrumental in defeating Napoleon, which counts for a lot.
Russia was always on another side. The Ribbentrop Pact was a weak, untrusting handshake between two barbaric regimes with mutual hatred and a shared realization it would be easier to go rape and pillage more peaceful people instead of each other.
Please see my reply to UnderpantsWeevil
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