Putin Vs. Palin

That is our dream match-up. How would it come out? Don't know. So far, Putin has kicked old Bush's backside all over the Caucasus, making mince-meat out of the grand Bush plan to destroy Russian naval power in the Black Sea and to extend American influence into Central Asia.
In fact, given the history of American meddling during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, it would not be to far-fetched to believe that Bush had ideas of fomenting a bit of unpleasantness in Chechnya again.

Putin wins against Bush. All that looking into his soul did not seem to work. Putin did not settle for the table scraps the American Establishment was willing to throw Russia's way, unlike we Americans who dive for those trickle-down scraps and smile. Putin could teach us a thing or two when it comes to dealing with Republicans.
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