Bears repeating. Putin has made himself weak.

[kpete]

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Oh my.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Limp, flaccid, IMPOTENT Putin.

No greater dishonor than to be portrayed as such.

[pwb]

3. Maybe he is taking trumps advice?

Remember that Russian satellite phone trumps wanted?

[leftieNanner]

4. He filled his inner circle with Yes men

They constantly told him how powerful he (and the Russian military) were. He fired the head of the army (forget his name) who booted the corrupt cronies out of the procurement business. He had tried to build an army that was well trained and effective. When he was gone, it went back to the way the rich oligarchs wanted it.

So now that Putin has put his military on the international public stage, he looks foolish and weak. His own doing.

[summer_in_TX]

6. Smart people know it's essential to hear from those who disagree.

They sharpen thinking, exposing blind spots.

But Putin is not really an above average thinker.

[dchill]

5. Putin's "genius" on full display.