Conservative religious nationalist. Holy Mother Russia. It he had more wherewithal he'd be dangerous. But he is reality based. He didn't get where he is by being careless. And he was the only person that was ready for what happened. They aren't going to move him until he wants to be moved. At least the way things stand.
I'd find the butt covering (Putin is crazy) amusing, if it weren't so pernicious. When have we heard that idea before? He's got to be crazy, or they have to explain why they didn't see this coming. (Like they ever see anything but the reflection of their own delusions of grandeur.)
I was discussing the possibilities with some people here when he started making his move. They should have stuck with the agreement Yanukovich signed, they could have kept Crimea ("We've lost Crimea!"
, Panetta knows.
It was really classic they way the Neolibs pre-empted the popular revolt. It is quite correct that Putin fears that spreading, although I don't think he is vulnerable like Yanukovich, he has plenty of popular support, and taking Crimea plays well at the moment. Edit: but he HAD to do something, or would be the guy that "lost Ukraine".
They still lack humility, our "leaders", and they underestimated him because of it. Like Feinstein with the NSA. What a Rube.
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