yup. He can't seem to help himself, and perception abroad is weakness. Not good. Perception is critical. G7 needs to act ASAP.
BP, China, I believe is clear, they see Russia's hand as clean. Can you FUCKING believe that? USA MADE China what she is today. Some estimate come 2025 they will be the planet's top GDP producer, head to second USA. AND they are NOT an ally. Only to Wall Street......... they have increased defense spending by 12.2% for 2014. Awakening a giant.
you can't make this shit up
Kerry, May 2012: “I think that candidate Romney has been breathtakingly off target, and naive and in fact wrong in his judgment about Russia when he said Russia is our number one [geopolitical] foe. I cannot think of any statement that frankly is more inappropriately threatening and simply wrong by any calculus than that.”
Anyway, it looks like Putin choose the strong horse in Syria and Obummer's approach is another spectacular failure:
Taken together, Assad’s victory, his continued slaughter of those who oppose him, his repeated human rights violations, his failure to live up to the terms of the deal, and his undermining of the peace talks amount to a stunning defeat of American diplomacy.
...
Taken together, this also represents a clear victory for Bashar al Assad. He has accomplished every goal he had when the United States and its partners ignored the so-called “red line” and allowed the war to continue without intervention.
He has defeated the rebels, splitting them into warring factions. He still has the majority of his chemical weapons. He is still in power, and with negotiations stalled, it’s unlikely he’ll be removed.
In short, he’s won.
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/03/05/Latest-Victory-Assad-Has-Won-War-Syria
Smart power!
Smart diplomacy!
Taken together, Assad’s victory, his continued slaughter of those who oppose him, his repeated human rights violations, his failure to live up to the terms of the deal, and his undermining of the peace talks amount to a stunning defeat of American diplomacy.
...
Taken together, this also represents a clear victory for Bashar al Assad. He has accomplished every goal he had when the United States and its partners ignored the so-called “red line” and allowed the war to continue without intervention.
He has defeated the rebels, splitting them into warring factions. He still has the majority of his chemical weapons. He is still in power, and with negotiations stalled, it’s unlikely he’ll be removed.
In short, he’s won.
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/03/05/Latest-Victory-Assad-Has-Won-War-Syria
Smart power!
Smart diplomacy!
