Both benefit from the shootdown.
As the article states, it gives Putin a chance to the world he has no soul and is capable of doing anything to show how powerful he is.
For Soetoro, the shootdown is a distraction that gives him a chance to hustle in thousands of more illegals, waive SoetoroCare for the five U.S. territories, get away with even more lies about what is going on at The IRS, NSA, VA, etc.
Putin a chance to the world he has no soul and is capable of doing anything to show how powerful he is
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I’m surprised that Putin hasn’t been more aggressive than he has. Obama has already shown he fears Putin. Its pretty obvious.