[tacticalogic]

I will bet that Putin will lose anything that Russia ever might have had in Syria. The screwballs that he is becoming subservient to (Assad and Iran) are two of history’s great losers.

It's possible, although I don't see either Assad or Iran being in a position to dictate terms to Putin.

[Tau Food]

Some facts about Putin's Russia:

Russia's population is more than twice that of Italy, yet Italy's GDP far exceeds that of Russia. In fact, Italy's GDP per capita is seven times that of Russia.

Mexico has a higher GDP per capita than Putin's Russia. Mexico!

Male life expectancy in Russia is 61 years. In Bangladesh, male life expectancy is 67 years.

Tthere are people who admire Putin and see him as some kind of genius. In fact, the world should be wondering how one leader can so badly screw up a country.