Why Putin Doesn’t Respect Us MARCH 4, 2014 Continue reading the main story [Thomas L. Friedman] Thomas L. Friedman Continue reading the main story Share This Page email facebook twitter save more Continue reading the main story Just as we’ve turned the coverage of politics into sports, we’re doing the same with geopolitics. There is much nonsense being written about how Vladimir Putin showed how he is “tougher” than Barack Obama and how Obama now needs to demonstrate his manhood. This is how great powers get drawn into the politics of small tribes and end up in great wars that end badly for everyone. We vastly exaggerate Putin’s strength — so does he — and we vastly underestimate our own strength, and ability to weaken him through nonmilitary means.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:14:06 +0000
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