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Vladimir Putin Might Fall. We Should Consider What Happens Next.
The New Republic ^ | August 6, 2014 | Julia Ioffe

Posted on 08/07/2014 8:33:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 08/07/2014 8:33:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Putin might fall like Ø “might” get impeached.


2 posted on 08/07/2014 8:35:18 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think I have a better chance with Kate Upton than Putin falling.


3 posted on 08/07/2014 8:35:52 PM PDT by Perdogg (I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush)
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I hope you have a good curveball.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24648700/important-gif-justin-verlander-presents-souvenir-baseball-to-kate-upton


4 posted on 08/07/2014 8:38:17 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I have searched here and I have searched there and I have found not one single spec of evidence that would lead me to believe that Vladimir Putin is going to “fall” anytime soon.


5 posted on 08/07/2014 8:41:13 PM PDT by kempster
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Russia will always have ruthless strongmen eager to step into the top spot.


6 posted on 08/07/2014 8:44:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: ConservativeStatement; Perdogg; lightman

What all of you are ignoring is the probability that the area of Siberia will break away and form multiple Federations.

There won’t be anything Putin can do about it. The region is so vast, all of the cities so small in population (with the average around 40,000 souls apiece), that the present Russian forces will be unable to do anything to restrain the region.

You can bet that the PRC - China - is watching carefully what Putin does about the breakup into smaller Federations.


7 posted on 08/07/2014 8:46:07 PM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE US OF US CITIZEN PARENTS.)
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To: lightman

Putin with his 80% approval rating?


8 posted on 08/07/2014 8:46:44 PM PDT by 353FMG
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It was out of this mess that Russia created Putin

... and we created Obama. If he had not existed, we would have created him. Our culture is sick. That is the reason for our political problems, not personalities.

9 posted on 08/07/2014 8:46:54 PM PDT by Praxeologue
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Winter is coming. How many buttons have to be pushed to cut off the energy supply to Europe?

This is an interesting article, thanks for posting it. I think, though, that if someone with Putin’s popularity in Russia also controls the mass media there, it’s not more than a simple trick to blame outside forces for any hardships being experienced due to this.


10 posted on 08/07/2014 8:50:07 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Only if he slips on the ice at the Kremlin in the winter.


11 posted on 08/07/2014 8:53:37 PM PDT by Cold Heat (Have you reached your breaking point yet? If not now....then when?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Putin has something like an 87% approval rating in Russia, largely because of his action in Ukraine. If the sanctions work, and Ukraine wins against the Russian mercenaries, I would expect Putin to keep his people focused upon Ukraine by invading it. Then who knows what will happen after that. He will not go easily, as this article seems to think is possible.


12 posted on 08/07/2014 8:54:02 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I hope Putin, the EU and Obama all fall. Best case scenario if you ask me.


13 posted on 08/07/2014 8:55:29 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Perdogg; a fool in paradise
“It’s impossible to say when this system will fall, but when it falls, it will fall in one day,” he told me. “And the one to replace it will be a copy of this one.”

In other words, there is nothing to worry about - we'll just need to learn some new Russian names.

14 posted on 08/07/2014 8:57:39 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: OldNewYork

Almost like a certain person I can think of, closer to home, who has 97% of the media in his pocket, along with academia, entertainment, the bureaucracy, big business, most of the legislature, NGOs, social-service types, minorities, etc, etc..


15 posted on 08/07/2014 9:00:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: Kennard

Thank you.


16 posted on 08/07/2014 9:01:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: OldNewYork

Putin ain’t going anywhere and like the article says, if he falls, the next guy will be a copycat


17 posted on 08/07/2014 9:02:21 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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18 posted on 08/07/2014 9:06:29 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: 353FMG
Putin with his 80% approval rating?

I don't trust US pollsters. Why would I trust Russian pollsters.

Not that there isn't a majority of low information voters in Russia who like Putin.

19 posted on 08/07/2014 9:07:59 PM PDT by FreeReign
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I think I have a better chance with Kate Upton than Putin falling.

Did somebody say Kate Upton???


20 posted on 08/07/2014 9:24:20 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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