[AdmSmith]

It increases Putin’s influence, especially over the USA, which under Obama is becoming more like what was once called the Second World.

It is the opposite: This prevents Soviet 2.0 (Putin-Russia) to use Cuba as they want. Among other things, this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lourdes_SIGINT_Station will not be reopened.

[Olog-hai]

If you believe that, then by all means allow Obama, the world’s biggest enabler of Putin, to tell you another one. Never mind “Putin Today” and all the other Putin-owned Russian media outlets.