President Barack Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Matt K Lewis, The Telegraph: Vladimir Putin sees Barack Obama's coolness as weakness – and it is hurting America
Russia's bombing of American allies in Syria underlines how much more powerful and provocative Putin is than he was before Obama took office
Russian warplanes began bombing American-backed Syrian opposition strongholds on Wednesday, a move that can be viewed as the latest example of American humiliation abroad.
As was the case when Russians invaded Ukraine, the Russians cloaked their activity in lies.
In the former example, Russian soldiers didn't wear uniforms, a thinly-veiled move meant to create the impression the fighters were merely Ukrainian "separatists."
Likewise, Wednesday's bombings ostensibly targeted Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil); in fact, the strikes were aimed at moderate rebels and civilians – part of a plan to take out any opposition to their client, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
WNU editor: As I had mentioned in this post .... Are U.S. Priorities Misplaced? .... the perception in much of the world right now is that the U.S. is "screwed up". For President Putin .... this is a golden opportunity and he is acting on it ... taking advantage of President Obama's reluctance to get involved in conflicts and/or make the hard decisions when it comes to critical geopolitical issues.
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Best pic ever....make t-shirts!
President Obama, success or failure? It all depends on what his goals were in the first place.
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