Once Again Putin Kicks Obama's Ass

Sal wrote:

Wordslinger wrote:Well friends . . . no matter how you look at it:  Obama was brilliant or Putin was . .

We all win when there are no bombs falling!

Let's be real for a moment.

Obama's credible threat of using military strikes against Syria is what brought Putin to the table.

I'm not convinced that Obama was willing to circumvent Congress and attack on his own authority, but Putin was.

And, Putin knows that his benefits will best be served by avoiding that.

Thank gawd, the adults are in charge this time.

"I don’t think we should remove another dictator with force -- we learned from Iraq that doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next."

Markle wrote:

Sal wrote:

Wordslinger wrote:Well friends . . . no matter how you look at it:  Obama was brilliant or Putin was . .

We all win when there are no bombs falling!

Let's be real for a moment.

Obama's credible threat of using military strikes against Syria is what brought Putin to the table.

I'm not convinced that Obama was willing to circumvent Congress and attack on his own authority, but Putin was.

And, Putin knows that his benefits will best be served by avoiding that.

Thank gawd, the adults are in charge this time.

"I don’t think we should remove another dictator with force -- we learned from Iraq that doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next."

bluemoon wrote:I wouldn't say Putin kicked Obama's ass, but he certainly was more willing to find a diplomatic solution than Obama was, and generally speaking, that's a more intelligent path to go down than threats of some military intervention.
Putin is doing a good job in this situation. I hope he keeps it up.

I don't resent that fact that he may solve the problem rather than Obama doing it. When loss of lives is involved, I'm always glad when some world leader steps up and offers a good solution.