When Bush was pres he could manage Putin & now with Obama Putin is off the leash and dominating in his region.
True. It is all about perceived power and will. I would say Pootie Pooh looked deep into Obama’s soul, and saw a deep vacuum. A listless former abused child chom gang atheist with daddy issues. You know Latin has a bigger file on Osaka than we have.
Putin saw someone he could disregard. Like Hitler saw in Chamberlin. Just one good kick...