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Originally Posted by sexobon
Obama's taking the lead, Trump is on board, Clinton is lagging. No wonder Obama defeated Clinton, she doesn't engage in a timely manner.
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Total nonsense. Putin needs to concede on a few things. His economy is suffering even due to low oil prices. He must cut costs on a few adventures.
We have known early this year that he wanted to dial back on Syria having gotten everything he needed by throwing support to Assad. So he is ready to make the deal; a variation of one proposed years ago originally by the American military to avert accidents. And Kerry is a shrewd negotiator.
Putin would favor a Trump. The emotional are easily manipulated by a chess player. Trump likes Putin because Putin knows how to play someone that naive and emotional.
Meanwhile, outright stubbornness is required in Georgia, Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, and nations along the Baltic where Putin has been probing for weaknesses.
Putin does not want another cold war. Just one cool enough to maintain his popularity and power. Above statements imply complete ignorance of a bigger picture. And what is too complex when campaigning to a nation where half the voters are reported to read at below a ninth grade level.