Putin bashing. Look, Putin acts in the interest of Russia. We cannot say that Obama acts in the interest of The States so i give grudging admiration to Putin on that point.
Could Russia be an anti-Islamic partner for the U.S? I always thought so. But the geo-political views and interest of the countries are very different. I am not an expert and an expert is required to understand Russian internal and external interests.
I believe in real politics and real power. So does Putin. Obama is ideological not pragmatic. Bush was pragmatic. So that is the difference in how Putin deals with us now versus Bush. He sees us as weak and in decline. He acts with pragmatism to take advantage.
Why would you think so, at least in the past? It is no secret that Russia is supporting Iran's nuclear ambitions. What is less well known in western media is that Putin is building his own personal Islamic caliphate in Chechnya with his puppet "president," who keeps a sex dungeon and imposes Sharia, in between naming streets after Putin and delivering 99 percent of the vote for Putin's party.
Russia is also an ally of Syria, not because he is pro-Christian. Syria is just as rabid against the Jews as the Islamists.
Whoever thinks Russia and its underground communist structures are interested in waging a war against Islam have not been paying attention.
The interests of Russia are inimical to those of ours. Why anyone would admire this KGB scum for any reason is a puzzle to me. He is a petty tyrant.
I assume you gave "grudging admiration" to Stalin, Hitler, Castro, and Mao for acting in their countries' interests.
How was it in Russia's interests to savagely murder hundreds of innocent people?
Because he thought they were Ukrainians, is that it?
How is it in Russia's interests to slaughter Ukrainians and make Ukraine into a mortal enemy of Russia locked in fratricidal war with no end in sight?
Putin has disgraced Russia and made Russia into terrorist sponsoring pariah rogue state that the entire world condemns!
Putin has humiliated the Russian people and blackened the name of Russia for all time!