I don't think Putin is weak at all. Europe is willing to let him have more of Ukraine in exchange for his natural gas and oil. Kazakhstan just asked him to prop up their government. China supports his invasion of the former Soviet republic.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Biden purportedly told Putin that the U.S.will decrease support for Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia and put no troops there in return for the Russians decreasing tension on the Ukrainian border.
MY pov.....Putin is ex KGB,THAT designation equates to "smart as a fox".....He will NEVER allow his country to slide down the abyss,he has seen it before and will move heaven and earth to maintain global status.
homeagain wrote: MY pov.....Putin is ex KGB,THAT designation equates to "smart as a fox".....He will NEVER allow his country to slide down the abyss,he has seen it before and will move heaven and earth to maintain global status.
I wouldn't say that. Russia has some huge economic issues, and desiring to stay on top doesn't mean it will actually happen, but I do believe he is a smarter guy than Trump or Biden.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
FredHayek wrote: I do believe he is a smarter guy than Trump or Biden.
The average houseplant is smarter than Biden. As for Trump, he was the first president in a long time to actually punish Russia, where as Biden gave him his pipeline while killing ours and our energy dominance. Every Democrat from now on will cater to our enemies as well as the Trump hating Republicans who have no spines. If you want to hold Putin to account, you want a guy like Trump who actually forced NATO members pony up to their obligations. What other president other than maybe Reagan would have accomplished that?
I know you're not a Trump fan, Fred, but he was effective in many ways, despite having to endure the endless arrows from the manic press and sore loser Democrats.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
Agree, the Donald was much more in control than Joe who appears to only be a figurehead. Trotted out to pose on his fake White House stage built across the street.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
