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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Ukraine Dilemma: U.S. Can't Prevent Russian Expansion Without Better Missile Defenses

SS-27 Topol MVladimir Putin has called Washington’s bluff, and as a result the U.S. is headed for a major loss of influence in Europe.

Having watched the Obama Administration carefully avoid new involvement in overseas military contingencies for six years, Putin has figured out that he is a lot more willing to fight for the territories on his borders than NATO is, so he is going to keep up the pressure on former Soviet territories where sizable Russian minorities exist.

These are not the acts of a madman; he has accurately assessed Western resolve, and knows he can prevail.

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