I Have to agree, antagonizing Putin is a very bad idea. If he gets the idea it might be catching on in this country, we might have a bigger problem than ISIS...
We blow hot and cold with the Russians. We antagonize them on Monday and then stand aside and show weakness for the rest of the weak.
Eventually something very bad is going to happen and we have too many morons making decisions.
Hillary Clinton seems hell bent on confronting Putin instead of trying to find a compromise that stabilizes the situation in Syria and Iraq. There is no “moderate opposition” in Syria only ISIS, the “moderate” ISIS JV team we are arming, and the Russian/Iranian backed Assad.
I do not see how Syria can be stabilized at this point except under Assad. This is not a good outcome for us but the best that can be hoped for at this point, I’m afraid.