We definitely needed a Putin thread. Vladimir Putin is probably my favorite world leader. I mean, he's a total badass. He does what he wants and doesn't give a rat's ass what the rest of the world thinks. When he invaded Georgia, George Bush had several meetings with him telling him he needed to stop. Putin basically asked him, "And if I don't you're going to do what, exactly?" When faced with the minor issue that term limits meant that he would no longer be able to serve as President of Russia Putin simply decided to create a new position in the Russian government that his puppet President could appoint him to allowing him to continue to run the country. Most recently Putin has offered asylum to Edward Snowden providing he stop releasing information that could potentially embarrass the United States. The United States has threatened any country that offers asylum to Snowden with sanctions. But Putin doesn't care. Sanctions don't scare a man like Putin. He does what he wants. And somehow, I'm willing to bet the U.S. government will not exercise any sanctions against him. He's too scary.
