[tsowellfan]

if Putin is removed from power we may hate even more whoever they replace him with. He’s like Asaad of Syria — not great but could be worse.

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Exactly!

[Tallguy]

We’re not going to like anybody the Russian oligarchs pick to replace Putin, that much is certain. Russia is a country that pursues it’s own self-interest ruthlessly. Tsar, First Secretary, it doesn’t matter.

[canuck_conservative]

we may hate even more whoever they replace him with

so no assassination attempts should have been made on Hitler, since "whoever replaced him could have been worse" ?