Putin is just taking advantage of the situation presented to him.
baraq won’t even protest.
Protest? He’s lending a helping hand. BHO is a fool.
Look at a map. We have a significant presence in Georgia, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Horn of Africa, Kuwait and the Balkans.
We have significant influence over or there is animosity against Russia in most of Central Europe, Ukraine, India and Israel.
BHO the moron is pulling us out of Iraq, effectively making us the army that won the Iran-Iraq war for Iran. Pull us out of Afghanistan and Iran has no pressure from us to their East. US forces will be very isolated in the region, allowing Moscow and its associates to form very effective alliances with Iran and China. Add to that the alliance with Venezuela and Cuba and you have a very effective and long-term alliance that can control a massive amount of oil and gas and *the* major part of the world economy. That means they can use their access to resources to operate as a world mafia.
Oil and gas is what keeps the Russian economy (and what kept the Soviet economy) running. Right now they are in good shape. If the price collapses or the rest of the world gets energy from another source, they are done and they know it.
Venezuela, Iran and North Korea all want to go on the offensive against the US. BHO has given them a friendly, pro-world hand. “Republicans,” like Ron Paul, who call for increased isolationism and a massive reduction in our military forces have been instrumental in assisting in the destruction of the American military without firing a shot (which is why you see him and his fans on RT all the time).
BHO cuts funding for individual military members through increased health care premiums, reducing training, cancelling the retirement programs and first getting rid of DB (don’t be) to DADT and then removing all restrictions.
For all of these reasons, I was hoping Allen West would run, although I know there is no way he would win. If we have another 4 years of BHO (or a “Republican” like Paul), followed by another 4 years of anti-military, non-strategic buffoonery, we are guaranteed a gargantuan war, the winner of which would be far from certain.