“It’s revealing and tells me that Russia is impotent in stopping us if we decide to strike, contrary to all the people warning about Russia’s military.”
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Since Obama screwed Russia over so badly in Libya with the “NoFly” Close Air Support Zone, Putin is determined to not let that happen again.
He KNOWS Obama is a weak, spineless wonk, and thinks he won’t risk a confrontation with Russia over this.
And after what happened Friday, shortly after telling Russian ships in the Med to prepare for a “Severe Confrontation”, it seems he may be right.
You’ll note that Russian rhetoric on this seems to be attacking Obama’s ego directly, and NOT the United States in general? They KNOW he’s a clinical narcissist, and are using that.
The Russians tried to warn us about the Tsarnaevs, we didn’t listen.
They are trying to warn us again that helping Al Qaeda in Syria is not a good policy.