nah, putin knew he wouldn't start a war after our fatigue from iraq. obama's greatest sin was outright saying what the "red line" was and doing nothing when putin crossed it. syrua and ukraine though... if obama had made any overt military moves the republicans in congress would have eaten him alive. plus crimea was don't pretty brilliantly all things considered. i hate to say it but the "mysterious green men" got the job done well. much like hitler in france or napoleon in prussia it worked so well that it gave putin an unrealistic impression of his own abilities.
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