tinydancer
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While I'm not sure I understand the whole "exceptionalism" thing, good for Newt.
It won't stop Putin, though, he's not worried about us. We gave him a nice big opening and he's driving through it. That's what sociopathic thugs do.
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I beg to differ. Putin has a vested interest in making sure Obama doesn't topple Assad and give Syria on a silver platter to radical Islamists and AQ.
And he needs to protect Russia by getting those chemical weapons under international control.
Think the crazy whacked out Chechens. Think of all the terrorist acts in Russia by those maniacs.
I don't understand what opening you are talking about.
Putin has been very clear on how devastating a regional war would be. On the other hand, war hawks in Washington don't give a shit because it is their back door to Iran.
Depose Assad and deal with AQ later seems to be Washington's motto.
And as Putin put it quite plainly:
Russia is a lot closer to Syria than Washington is.
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