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Originally Posted by Rochard
Why do we need to "stand up to Putin"?
Right now it seems the current administration just got Putin to do our dirty work for us.
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that's not at all what's happening.
Putin is using his Syria gambit to disparage Obama - LA Times
The outcome of Vladimir Putin's bold military gamble in Syria is far from clear, but in the short term, one loser seems certain: President Obama.
The Kremlin raised the stakes Wednesday by firing cruise missiles into Syria from warships nearly 1,000 miles away as Obama's critics at home and abroad said Putin's escalating attempt to bolster Syrian President Bashar Assad already has made the White House look weak and wavering.
Obama has turned Putin into the world’s most powerful leader | New York Post