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Putin wears a cross when seen swimming. He promotes church attendance, and families with government grants.

He passed a flat tax, the government is making advances. He has the support of over 75% of the country.

And you call him a madman? Get real, where's your argument?

Every time Hitler is mentioned, as in this case, we always get detractors bringing up Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot. Please stick to the discussion on hand. Is a new State of Kosovars good or bad as a precedent or good for the WOT.

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Putin wears a cross? So do Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna! Putin's an assassin, a thug and an America-hater, regardless of what jewelry he wears.

And as far as sticking to the discussion at hand, I'm not the one who got us off the subject on the Putin-friend vs. Bush-enemy arguments. But since you asked, I think it was stupid for the US take either side in the Serbian vs. Albanian war and I said so at the time. To my eyes there was no "good side" in that fight and regardless it shouldn't have involved the U.S. Military.