Vladimir Putin

I like Putin. We stand around and argue about things and never get it done. At least he is trying something. Of course the same thing could have been said about W back in 2002.

Amongst the Ani said:

I like Putin. We stand around and argue about things and never get it done. At least he is trying something. Of course the same thing could have been said about W back in 2002.

Ahhhhhhhhhh bit of a difference on allowed power. Prefer our constitution.

Look at what wonderful wonderful credentials this man has to offer:
-Ex KGB
-An imperialist who would love nothing more than a return to the old Soviet ways.
-A ruler with an autocratic style that excludes democratic process.
-Forces critics to leave the country or be jailed.
-Has become super rich through corruption.
-Admits to having been a bully as a kid.
-Has been accused of being a wife beater.
-Alexander Litvinenko killed after exposing apartment bombing plot that got Putin elected.

What is... well hell's bells, that's enough for me. Rock star indeed.

CH156378 said:

Amongst the Ani said:

I like Putin. We stand around and argue about things and never get it done. At least he is trying something. Of course the same thing could have been said about W back in 2002.

What is he trying? The karate?
The U.S and its allies have been "trying" something in the middle east since "trying" in the middle east was invented. By "trying" do you mean dropping bombs with no signs of progress or means to an end?

We make policy changes in the middle east pretty much every 6 months. No troops, send troops. Back one alliance, nope now change to another. And most of those policies have failed in the past. Lets train rebels to overthrow the government we don't like. Just so we can watch those rebels turn on us later as has happened over and over again. While Assad is a bastard at least he is part of a formal government you can negotiate with. Once the rebels win or lose (doesn't really matter) they will no longer need us and will want us to butt out, which we will not do. Putin has it right. You get rid of one problem at a time, the first being ISIS. After they are gone then you can look at what to do with Assad.

davidtrios said:

The guy is a rockstar, leading the way the war against terror (ISIS)...let's give this man some respect!

Russia's primary target isn't ISIS. Russia's primary target is rebels threatening to overthrow Assad, because if he loses power it would take away the USSR's most important naval base (Tartus) to the Mediterranean Sea. The only reason he is hitting any ISIS targets is to play lip service to the Russian people cause they nuked one of their commercial airplanes.

HughFreakingDillon said:

let's toss gay people in jail and throw away the key! what a guy!

Yep, add that to my list, for sure.

davidtrios said:

Russian Spies Have Caught 12,000 Oil Smuggling Trucks Parked At The Turkey-Iraq Border [Video]

http://oilpro.com/post/21123/russian-spies-say-12000-oil-smuggling-trucks-lined-up-turkey-Iraq

Putin gets shit done, while other World Leaders- like Obumma, sit with their thumbs where the sun don't shine

Putin is not our friend in the fight against ISIS just like Stalin wasn't our friend in the fight against the Nazis. Don't mistake his tough talk and bombs as action. He is an enemy of freedom loving people everywhere.

hedonist said:

Who here caved and purchased the Putin 2016 calendar?

Show yourselves!!

Am I the only person who remembers that minute when he let his cronie be president so he could step down and Putin could have another term? I wanna say Dimitri Medvedev?

Jason P said:

davidtrios said:

The guy is a rockstar, leading the way the war against terror (ISIS)...let's give this man some respect!

Russia's primary target isn't ISIS. Russia's primary target is rebels threatening to overthrow Assad, because if he loses power it would take away the USSR's most important naval base (Tartus) to the Mediterranean Sea. The only reason he is hitting any ISIS targets is to play lip service to the Russian people cause they nuked one of their commercial airplanes.

Do you mean rebels or terrorists?
Are they moderate rebels, or extremists? If you say moderates...which group(s) are you referring to?

Russia was invited there to protect their interests and protect their ally.....ok. Can't say I disagree.
The US (edit: and Canada) sent troops there illegally to...?

Anyone remember when Russia offered to have Assad step aside, four years, 250,000 lives, and 11 million refugees ago?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/15/west-ignored-russian-offer-in-2012-to-have-syrias-assad-step-aside