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Dash87

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3. Putin did good in averting war, but his domestic policies are authoritarian and bigoted.

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 01:24 PM

Sep 2013

His country is a mess because of his corrupt KGB-wannabe government.

And to those that say the US is bad or worse, and Putin is just doing what we do so he should get a free pass, when was the last time someone had to flee the US for mocking its leader?

Putin may be able to lecture us on our aggressive handling of the Syria crisis, but nothing else.

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Putin the Peacemaker [View all] BridgeTheGap Sep 2013 OP

I'm not a big Putin fan, but this is worth reading. n.t groovedaddy Sep 2013 #1

We don't listen. We think we are immune from response to our own actions. We think we are safe here. RC Sep 2013 #2

Chalmers Johnson swilton Sep 2013 #8

Putin did good in averting war, but his domestic policies are authoritarian and bigoted. Dash87 Sep 2013 #3

Putin is only part of this piece. I wouldn't trust any further than I could throw him. That said BridgeTheGap Sep 2013 #4

More ProSense Sep 2013 #5

Isn't antiwar.com a right wing libertarian crazy site or something like that? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #6

A most excellent read. Ilya Akmadov? No wonder we refused an extradition treaty Catherina Sep 2013 #7