What you wrote is quite a stretch. I don’t admire Putin, but he’s not my enemy. Putin hasn’t murdered millions of people.
Oh, great! Now there's a standard we can apply globally, right?
Anyone who hasn't murdered millions of people will be our lovey-dovey friends! </sarc>
Of course, Putin is not our enemy, but this article wishes to make him into some kind of "hero" of US conservatives, and sorry, but that just cannot be.
We must oppose Putin when he tries to conquer other countries.
We can support him if he teams-up with us in the War on Terror -- but remember, the number one terrorist country is Putin's dear ally: Iran.
Bottom line is this: trust Putin as far as we can throw him, no further.