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Originally Posted by rhetorical
I agree with you on a lot of stuff. But in this case, I gotta say I hope you are wrong as well. I believe you will be wrong.
However, the first two years are gonna be a mess. All the crap that will be forgotten about by the fourth will have to be dealt with.
First big test. And its a biggy. Missiles in Poland. Russia is rattling its sabers and Obama needs to react. Its a pretty good check of his mettle and that is exactly what Putin is testing.
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As much as there are significant bits of his platform that I am not super-keen on, I will say this: he has spoken plainly and repeatedly that it will take time to get out of the current quagmire, and it will suck a lot, and that ppl are going to hate some of the things he's going to do. And I think he's right. In order to make resolve issues, changes must be made that won't always be popular and will cause dissension, even among the staunchest of his supporters - primarily 'cos they thought the change was for everyone else.