I told you who I give credit to. The people/military that have put their lives on the line and pursued every avenue around the world to track him down.... That's who credit goes to.
And I give fault to Obama for Obamacare, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
He shares the blame with lots of people for lots of things, not just him.
He hasn't even come close to being an above average president on many issues.
But saying I should give Obama 100% credit for Bin Laden or I lose all credibility?? I would venture that 99% of most people would disagree with you.
So, we are to blame Obama for Putin's aggression? We are to blame Obama for Putin breaking international law and placing military in a sovereign country without their approval? ' if obama did this and that putin would never have invaded!! ' ........UNBELIEVABLE. Can't make that shit up.
let's see. So he's got his port and now picks up the phone? needs USA's help to get a more 'appropriate' govt in place? 'Obama, thanks for taking my call. let's get a 'sane' govt in place, we can work together. I gots some needs tho..........firstly, please stop with these sanctions. My friends are getting upset. Our ruble has gotten smashed, our growth rate projected at a sickly 0.3 % (this with oil at $100/barrel) , and my people are sending their monies abroad, capital pouring out. This ain't right. ......... You can trust me,.... nigga,u there? '
Curious can Putin clarify his position once and for all - Russia's not interested in invading Ukraine ( his words..) but wants to protect the rights of 'Russian speakers' that live in a foreign sovereign country? Now, how are you going to protect those rights unless you invade ? which he successfully did. He got his port. Sounds like now he's looking for the status quo and hoping the planet doesn't cripple his already weak economy
In the end Russia is, in the big picture, irrelevant- they are an economic weakling (assuming of course deltoid-void putin doesn't go cookoo and starts pressing buttons.
...) If USA has failed (and I believe she HAS) its in her creation of China. China's population dwarfs USA's, they will within the next 20yrs (assuming current growth rates) surpass USA in GDP-they WILL BE the planet's economic numero uno. LESS THAN TWENTY FUCKING YEARS. They are building their military, buying up gold and aggressively pursuing energy independence (God help us if they win that battle). It's kinda, in a sick way, funny to watch Putin flex his muslces all the while he shares a FAT BORDER with a behemoth that in due time will have the military to crush him, they already have the numbers (people, monies). You SURE they're an ally, Putin? 
What's ur point? Russia 'winning ' ? What are they 'winning ' at ? With 70% exports energy dependent (oil and nat gas) and with the planet, one HUGE beast ar the very least, collectively aiming towards nuclear energy , damn their future looks grave. you worried about them ? Ur recommendations?
Judge Jeanine to Obama: 'You Draw Lines, Putin Crosses Them'
Sometimes the perception of power is more important than power itself.
As our president continues to fumble on the world stage, he single-handedly is bringing about the decline of the U.S. as a world power, something that impacts you in every way from your pocketbook to your safety.
This decline in power has been ongoing since Barack Obama took office.
Starting with the red lines...
The finger wagging...
Removing economic sanctions against Iran, allowing it to continue its nuclear buildup...
Relying on Russian President Putin to broker a deal for Syria's removal of its chemical weapons just to save face after announcing plans to attack Syria...
Not even sending reinforcements to protect our men in Benghazi...
Unilaterally removing the missile defense system that protects eastern Europe from Russia...
All the while trumpeting the reduction of our military on the world stage with pride.
Not only are we now perceived as weak...
Our enemies emboldened...
impacting your safety and mine.
With this loss of power - or the perception of that loss - goes manufacturing jobs, trade alliances, allies standing with us.
Weakness encourages aggression.
Putin's perception of power is so strong that he took Crimea with virtually no one hurt or killed.
Our president threatens costs, claiming to speak for the international community. Except the international community wasn't with the president. The UN, NATO, the EU - no one with initials - nobody was with him.
Our president revokes a few Russian businessmen's visas to Disney World and withdraws Putin's invitation to tea with the G7 - formerly the G8 - Putin being the odd man out.
Mr. President, while you're moving tea cups, Putin is moving soldiers and tanks. Today 80,000 Russian soldiers on the Ukraine border.
Now you come out and say there will be more costs should Putin take more than Crimea.
Since Putin already took Crimea, you really didn't mean what you said, and didn't say what you meant, so why should he listen?
While you've got a pen and phone running around wagging your finger, Putin is running around with tanks and soldiers.
You brag about reducing the U.S. Military. He increases Russia's military by 79 percent.
Putin's influence in Europe and the Middle East increases. Russia is on its way to becoming the dominant world power. And you say this??
"Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors - not out of strength, but out of weakness."
A regional power? Weak? Really?
You engaged him to broker a deal with Syria after you didn't have the fortitude to follow through on your threat, relying on this KGB agent's "truth telling" that Syria would eliminate its chemical weapons - all the while he's selling weapons to Syria.
And don't we rely on Russia to get us into space now that we've shut down our own program.
And take a listen to this...
"And I think the strong condemnation that its received from countries around the world indicates the degree to which Russia is on the wrong side of history on this."
I'll tell you who's looking like they're on the wrong side of history.
You are not listening to history. And he who doesn't learn from history is destined to repeat it.
Ronald Reagan was a strong president. He trusted, but he verified. He ended the Cold War.
You come in taking down the missile defense system in eastern Europe with nothing in return. Why are you doing this? Do you even know who our enemies are? Do you know that your obligation is to protect us and our economy?
And you say Russia is a regional power? With all due respect Mr. President, Putin is a pig, but he's been bitch-slapping you since the Edward Snowden mess.
And speaking of perception, your Secret Service bozos, passing out drunk in hotel hallways traveling with you in Europe makes you look weak yet again. Do
You think Putin's KGB guys would dare do something like that?
I suspect they can handle their Stoli better.
You draw lines... Putin crosses them.
You play make believe war games... He sends the troops.
You sit around moving tea cups... He moves armored tanks.
And you want to poke this tiger in the eye?
The perception of power - as strong as power itself.
:aktion033
Sometimes the perception of power is more important than power itself.
As our president continues to fumble on the world stage, he single-handedly is bringing about the decline of the U.S. as a world power, something that impacts you in every way from your pocketbook to your safety.
This decline in power has been ongoing since Barack Obama took office.
Starting with the red lines...
The finger wagging...
Removing economic sanctions against Iran, allowing it to continue its nuclear buildup...
Relying on Russian President Putin to broker a deal for Syria's removal of its chemical weapons just to save face after announcing plans to attack Syria...
Not even sending reinforcements to protect our men in Benghazi...
Unilaterally removing the missile defense system that protects eastern Europe from Russia...
All the while trumpeting the reduction of our military on the world stage with pride.
Not only are we now perceived as weak...
Our enemies emboldened...
impacting your safety and mine.
With this loss of power - or the perception of that loss - goes manufacturing jobs, trade alliances, allies standing with us.
Weakness encourages aggression.
Putin's perception of power is so strong that he took Crimea with virtually no one hurt or killed.
Our president threatens costs, claiming to speak for the international community. Except the international community wasn't with the president. The UN, NATO, the EU - no one with initials - nobody was with him.
Our president revokes a few Russian businessmen's visas to Disney World and withdraws Putin's invitation to tea with the G7 - formerly the G8 - Putin being the odd man out.
Mr. President, while you're moving tea cups, Putin is moving soldiers and tanks. Today 80,000 Russian soldiers on the Ukraine border.
Now you come out and say there will be more costs should Putin take more than Crimea.
Since Putin already took Crimea, you really didn't mean what you said, and didn't say what you meant, so why should he listen?
While you've got a pen and phone running around wagging your finger, Putin is running around with tanks and soldiers.
You brag about reducing the U.S. Military. He increases Russia's military by 79 percent.
Putin's influence in Europe and the Middle East increases. Russia is on its way to becoming the dominant world power. And you say this??
"Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors - not out of strength, but out of weakness."
A regional power? Weak? Really?
You engaged him to broker a deal with Syria after you didn't have the fortitude to follow through on your threat, relying on this KGB agent's "truth telling" that Syria would eliminate its chemical weapons - all the while he's selling weapons to Syria.
And don't we rely on Russia to get us into space now that we've shut down our own program.
And take a listen to this...
"And I think the strong condemnation that its received from countries around the world indicates the degree to which Russia is on the wrong side of history on this."
I'll tell you who's looking like they're on the wrong side of history.
You are not listening to history. And he who doesn't learn from history is destined to repeat it.
Ronald Reagan was a strong president. He trusted, but he verified. He ended the Cold War.
You come in taking down the missile defense system in eastern Europe with nothing in return. Why are you doing this? Do you even know who our enemies are? Do you know that your obligation is to protect us and our economy?
And you say Russia is a regional power? With all due respect Mr. President, Putin is a pig, but he's been bitch-slapping you since the Edward Snowden mess.
And speaking of perception, your Secret Service bozos, passing out drunk in hotel hallways traveling with you in Europe makes you look weak yet again. Do
You think Putin's KGB guys would dare do something like that?
I suspect they can handle their Stoli better.
You draw lines... Putin crosses them.
You play make believe war games... He sends the troops.
You sit around moving tea cups... He moves armored tanks.
And you want to poke this tiger in the eye?
The perception of power - as strong as power itself.
:aktion033
I know they're not battling each other AK.
My point is Putin does not care what threats Obama makes. He is not afraid of him much like when Breshnev invaded Afghanistan he was not afraid of Carter.
Putin knows much like most world leaders that we (The US) have a weak POTUS currently in office.
Until the US puts a strong leader in office we will be a door mat...
He made the decision even without unanimous support. If the mission failed he would have been blamed. Mission succeeding, he deserves credit. Simple as that. But I guess he needs to put on his superhero outfit and kill people himself to get credit, lol. Basically in your partisan world, if something goes good someone else deserves credit, if it goes bad, Obama is to blame. Solid Republican logic, lol.
Bush could have gotten Bin Laden months after 9/11 and Mullah Omar within days of 9/11, but he didn't....I remember they blamed "Red Tape" in the case of Omar and in Bin Laden's case they trusted a group there whose loyalties change with the wind.....As far as Obama he got Bin Laden and it don't matter how he got him and it happened while he was President..........That's just the way it is (whether fair or not).....The President (whether Democrat or Republican) is responsible for everything that happens during his term and how he reacts and deals with it.......And obviously Obama and Bush are not in Bill Clinton's league.......Some say Clinton was lucky, but it's better to be lucky than good....The ultimate respect for Bill Clinton is they went after him for lame, irrelevant personal stuff.....That only proves how good he was.
Who the US President is, is irrelevant to Putin, as was proven when Russia invaded Georgia after Bush warned him not to. This ridiculous narrative that Russia is doing what they're doing because of any flaw in Obama is just the usual partisan hackery. The only flaw in Obama, as it was with Bush, is issuing ridiculous threats and red lines. Just stupid, irrelevant macho posturing. Putin, and Russia laugh at such nonsense, and do what they think is in their Country's best interest, and it's irrelevant who the US President is, since Crimea nor Georgia were none of our business. Nor was it any concern who the President was when Russia wenti into Afghanatstan during Carter, stayed there and escalated during Reagan, and left during Bush Sr. Russia does what they do, without regard to what the US thinks, no matter who the President is, in their part of the world. The last US President they feared was JFK.
He invaded Georgia when Bush was a lame duck with 3 months left in office. He is smacking Obama with plenty left in his term. Saying Obama is not flawed is like saying that Philly will win the NBA this year. If you don't understand that who is in office is important than you just don't get it. The other side of the coin is that who is in charge in Russia makes a difference. The U.S.'s role has diminished greatly under Obama just like he wants it.
