[Rutles4Ever]

I think you're right about that. It seemed he was heading in that direction with the trip to Crawford...

Then again, we have to remember Russia's relationship with Iraq, whose fate was well-undecided at that point...

[jwalsh07]

Putin was worried about the weapons and oil for food deals he made with Insane but he could have finessed that.

We need oil, he has oil. We have a jihadist problem, he has a jihadist problem. His economy needs new markets, our economy needs new markets.

Unfortunately Putins latent commie streak kicked in and poof, up in smoke. Some men are meant to be great, Putins not one of them.