@Zooey72:
Putin is evil, and you can even argue that he is stupid because he is trying to re-establish a form of government that fell apart quarter of a century ago because it was unsustainable. That being said, his evil/stupid antics makes him come across as a leader because he is decisive. I am not saying that is a good thing for the world at large, but when the ���� hits the fan most people want to think the guy in charge knows what the hell he is doing.
So you support a leader of another country that makes reckless decisions and can operate in such a manner, than your own president - one that by nature of our nation and Constitution can’t do whatever he wants? Please tell me that you’re not one of the people that also complains he’s a dictator.
When it comes to BO… I think his only interest in foreign policy is to distract from how bad Obamacare is going. His biggest concern is the next election, not the future of America. The man is a great speaker, nobody can take that away from him. However words only go so far.
Obama has wisely not escalated things, going in guns blazing like some of armchair strategists and failed presidential candidates have pointed out. The EU has joined in, Russia basically screwed up their position in the UN Security Council, Russia’s economy is sinking, and I’m sure more to come.
I’d be interested in exactly how “Obamacare” is going badly. Badly for those who have tried multiple times to repeal it over the past 4 years? Badly for those that would like to see it fail? Badly because we didn’t make it to single payer? People parroting that it’s bad doesn’t make it bad. It’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to and has benefited - the ACA, that is - every US citizen. I’d be glad to give examples, but I’m afraid that thread would be shutdown.
Also, Obama isn’t up for reelection - 2 term limits. Not sure how that works in your opinion.
We have had 2 presidents who knew how to deal with the Russians. Kennedy who told them “screw you, get out of Cuba NOW!” and Reagan whose foreign policy for the USSR was “we win, you lose”.
Yes, Kennedy failed and Reagan unnecessarily extended the Cold War for no reason. Neither are good examples to draw from.
Ultimately I think all of America’s problems would be solved if we just harvested our own natural resources. The reason Russia has so much strength is because of oil and natural gas. If we dumped a ton of oil onto the world market the price of oil would drop like a rock. That would crash the economies of the people who hate us (not just Russia, lets give a shout out to Iran!)
Well, it’s an idea, I guess. Russia is more than a simple holder of resources. They are a nuclear power, they (seemingly) have a good relationship with China, sizable population and military, etc. I don’t think it’d work the way you think though.