[jdimov10]

Just to clarify my comments here. I'm not in any way suggesting that Putin is an angel. He (personally) is a thug, a thieve, a liar and a murderer. His government reflects all of this.

Yet I have FAR more respect for him than for ANY western politician. Putin is transparent. He goes after what he wants in an unapologetic way. It is very easy to see right through everything that he does and is also quite predictable.

Western politicians, on the other hand, seem UTTERLY clueless, impotent and chaotic. They are weak in a way that is repulsive.

And no, lining up untold billions of dollars of military equipment alongside Russia's border is NOT a show of strength. It is the opposite.

[activis]

Putin is lining up untold billions of dollars of military equipment not alongside Russia's border but outside like in Ukraine.