Those silly Russians. If they were a proper superpower like the U.S., they would never learn anything from past mistakes and would jump at the chance to get bogged down in a protracted and unwinnable war of choice.

Putin is telling the corrupt western establishment that he’s no longer willing to stand idly by while they sow chaos and misery throughout the world. In case you hadn’t noticed, we actually invaded and destroyed a country recently and we weren’t even invited in to do it. I can’t wait to see the look on your face when…

Wait, I thought the Crimea actions were going to sink him? Or his adventure in Georgia. And Chechnya before that.