Our estimate of Putin’s estimate of Obama’s view on the U.S. empire is critical to calibrating our beliefs.
That is true, and how much of Putin’s estimate of Obama is due to relentless right-wing propaganda saying he’s weak on everything?
I’m not convinced he’s failed to do anything useful that say GWB would have done (or any up and coming GOP leader). I think a big problem we have now is we’re in umpteen situations in which there’s hardly any clear cut winning move.
That is true, and how much of Putin’s estimate of Obama is due to relentless right-wing propaganda saying he’s weak on everything?
I’m not convinced he’s failed to do anything useful that say GWB would have done (or any up and coming GOP leader). I think a big problem we have now is we’re in umpteen situations in which there’s hardly any clear cut winning move.