And is now asking Obama to help him out of his mess... hoping to still
get something.
Remember that a few weeks ago someone (I forget the details
unfortunately) pointed out that Russia only has some 25,000 totally
reliable troops to assault Ukraine with. For that to work everything
had to go like clockwork: Ukraine had to be disorganized and in chaos,
the "titushky" provocateurs had to deliver, and the world remain
hapless and silent... Nothing has worked. The "threat" at Ukraine's
border is hollow. He may have the numbers (up to 100,000) but most of
these will not "fight the good fight". If he tries anything he'll wind
up with another Konotop (1659).
The danger now is not to draw defeat from the jaws of victory.
I feel like the kid who said that famous sentence about the Emperor.
I hope I'm not doing what Merkel opined Putin was....
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