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Yep, blankets are nice, but bunkers are better.
The reason this face off makes me nervous is that Obama see's himself as the modern day black John Kennedy of Camelot. I hope he doesn't envision himself staring the Russian horde down by calling Putin's bluff. There are reasons why Putin is no one to screw around with unless you're the real deal and willing to light up the sky. Obama's not and Putin will bitch slap him with a first strike.
Putin has reawakened the nationalistic Russian Bear and is worshiped by their masses. He won't back down like Khrushchev did.
If Obama thinks this is a good way to show he is a military tough guy before the elections this is going to get hairy.
There is no good outcome. Even if the Russians decided to back off of Syria and allow NATO to do what it did in Libya. Which I doubt they will because Syria and Iran are their allies. They could use what NATO did in Libya and Syria as an excuse to to make a military move to retake some former Soviet Bloc countries. Something that Putin has alluded to recently. Thus putting us in another standoff situation.
Like I said, "Yep, blankets are nice, but bunkers are better."
