Does America realize the consequences of forcing Russia into China’s arms?

This has happened only 4 years after Putin advocated a free trade agreement between the EU and Russia.

In 48 months we have gone from a prospective giant Western alliance, with Russia at its centre, to a situation where Russia is now ready to possibly join an Eastern alliance led, to all intents and purposes, by China. 

We know neocons aren’t the brightest lights in the firmament but are they really this stupid? .... http://rt.com