Do you have respect for Obama?
And do you think he can be tough?
Spare me the sarcasm - we both know that is not the real issue here.
No I do not have respect for Obama, but stating that being tough wins you universal respect forgets an awful lot of history.
No Obama can’t be tough. Putin has acted like to two bit thug dictator. That type of brazen disregard for accepted international behavior earns him zero respect outside of the misguided Russian on the street.
Stalin probably had a lot of people who adored him too. When Khrushchev went up against Kennedy, I’ll bet the Russians were in his corner too.
The real issue, is that Putin is a disgraced figure, from here on out. His place in history will be extremely negative.