Putin may be a thug, but he is no longer a communist.
Remember, right after Obama was elected the first time, Putin wrote a letter, published in Pravda, warning the USA "NOT to go down the road to communism, because that is what had destroyed Russia"?
Maybe Putin is rattling his swords because he is now afraid of the spread of communism back to Russia from the USA.
Funny how things turn about. I would now welcome invading Russians as an army of liberation, and would be serving them up all the Vodka I have. A couple of decades ago, I'd have been fighting them.
See my reply #28... My first post wasn’t clear... I was bashing the IRS and Obama more than Putin - on a reread I can see that’s not how it came across.
Putin didn’t have a free country when he took over - and he didn’t have the means of production we have ... or the wealth. He’s struggled to make things better for Russia... unlike what our leaders - who seem to be going in the opposite direction. We are less free now - more likely to have the boot firmly in our faces... (thanks IRS and idiot dems)