“a power struggle that is going on between Obama and Vladimir Putin”???
What “power struggle”?
Obama Administration is all form, and no substance.
Obama warns the Russians that there will be ‘consequences’ and makes phone call after phone call, while Kerry states that he will refuse to meet Putin or Lavrov unless they agree to his terms...
This posturing is akin to a sixteen year-old kid attempting to impress a girlfriend rather than the carefully judged action of statesmen. As a British analyst said: “the west agrees that something must be done to stop Russia, and it also agrees that nothing can be done to stop it.”
America is a superpower but is tossed on the ropes—why? Lack of leadership. Putin does what he does, not because Russia’s a superpower but because he uses what he has to the fullest of his ability. It shows how personality is a big factor in history—Modern history (Liberal) says its about Movements and political class struggle. Traditional history states its about men—great men, evil men, holding and using power. It looks like the old ideas are the true ones after all.