I had
wondered the following:
What with President Stompy Feet and Sec. State Lurch getting played, what happens if we do something that pisses Putin off.
From
Yahoo/Reuters:
Russia test-fires ICBM amid tension over Ukraine
Russia said it had successfully test-fired an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Tuesday, with tensions running high over its military intervention in Ukraine's Crimea region.
More:
The Strategic Rocket Forces launched an RS-12M Topol missile from the southerly Astrakhan region and the dummy warhead hit its target at a proving ground in Kazakhstan, Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Yegorov told state-run news agency RIA.
More:
The launch site, Kapustin Yar, is near the Volga River about 450 km (280 miles) east of the Ukrainian border. Kazakhstan, a Russian ally in a post-Soviet security grouping, is further to the east.
Emphasis mine. Putin is dominating the situation.
From
Denny:
At the beginning of his rise to power? Sure.
I am guessing that now, he just sends a text and pays out a few favors (or Rubles) later.
I asked the question of my friend this morning "Do you think Putin has ever killed somebody (stab, strangle,beaten)?
Answered, Don't know, but I'm sure he could!