“When Donald Trump and I observe that, as I’ve said, in Syria, in Iran, in Ukraine, that the small and bullying leader of Russia has been stronger on the world stage than this administration, that’s stating painful facts. That’s not an endorsement of Vladimir Putin — that’s an indictment of the weak and feckless leadership of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.”
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"What we’re dealing with is the — you know, there’s an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates.
And the truth of the matter is, the weak and feckless foreign policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has awakened an aggression in Russia that first appeared a few years ago with their move in Georgia, now their move into Crimea, now their move into the wider Middle East.
Pepes ought to be damned glad Vlad didn’t decide to go more belligerant than he did. I was afraid he might try to reconstitute the old Soviet Union and that would have meant Ukraine was dead meat. Why should Ukraine fear the bear? Because they belong to the bear. It’s like if Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and the dakotas decided they didn’t want to be part of the USA anymore. No Chance!