Thrilla
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Yeah, but the red line was the catalyst. It would be hard to argue against that.
yup, when Obama says "jump".. Putin says " how high" :lol:
the Russian plan was already "unofficially" approved before Obama spoke about "red lines" ( sept 6 versus sept 13)... the US was still seeking authorization to use military force ( which Russia blocked in the UN) a short time later, Putin and Obama talked at the G20 summit.. putin's plan was to bring the weapons under international control... he didn't want military intervention to occur, especially unilateral US military force.
Obama did his part, for which he gets Kudos.. but this whole thing was the Putin show... unfortunately.