[lentulusgracchus]

Kerry was stupid to have threatened Putin, given that the U.S. had nothing to back up his statements ....

Nah, that was a smokescreen. Obama's playing to lose. Remember "more flexibility"? He/Kerry have no intention of crossing Putin, not for real. Everything they do is dumbshow for the liberal "realists" still dreaming of an engaged and managerial Obama.

[little jeremiah]

Dumbshow. That is a good word I haven’t read it a while.