[Rapscallion]

RE Putin. What would you do if all you had was a KGB education and you faced rebuilding a country that had imploded seven years ago, was found to have had its nukes embezzled, was found to have wrecked its oil-producing wealth, had debased its currency, had become infiltrated by thousands of criminal “families....what COULD you do?

[poobear]

“what COULD you do?”

Follow the footsteps of the past and sell weapons to third world countries, make false claims on oil reserves, lie to your countrymen and kill anyone who dares to disagree. Did I miss anything?

[monday]

“RE Putin. What would you do if all you had was a KGB education and you faced rebuilding a country that had imploded seven years ago, was found to have had its nukes embezzled, was found to have wrecked its oil-producing wealth, had debased its currency, had become infiltrated by thousands of criminal “families....what COULD you do?”

If I was a thug and a criminal, I would have done exacty as Putin has done. Since I am not, I would have done the opposite.