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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

The New Meme on a Weakened Putin

Can Vladimir Putin Survive? (George Friedman) from Real Clear World 
"Ultimately, politicians who miscalculate and mismanage tend not to survive. Putin miscalculated in Ukraine, failing to anticipate the fall of an ally, failing to respond effectively and then stumbling badly in trying to recoup. His management of the economy has not been exemplary of late either, to say the least. He has colleagues who believe they could do a better job, and now there are important people in Europe who would be glad to see him go."
What do you mean, can Putin survive?!  What happened to the "Obama, the feckless wimp" meme?!  What happened to all those Republicans who thought Putin was so tough and such a bad ass?!  I guess Putin's problems grew and expanded just happen by accident.

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