Obama Turns Putin Into World’s Most Powerful Leader

Putin appealed to UN laws with the same disdain most Americans have for the organization, but he also used his speech to announce the formation of a “broad international coalition” to fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

“Similar to the anti-Hitler coalition, it could unite a broad range of forces” to fight “those who, just like the Nazis, sow evil and hatred of humankind,” he said.

And who’d lead this new coalition? Hint: Moscow has always celebrated the Allies’ World War II victory as a Russian-led fete.

Oh, and if anyone wondered which Syrian players the coalition would rely on as allies, Putin made it clear: “No one but President [Bashar al-]Assad’s armed forces and Kurd militia are fighting the Islamic State.”

Source: NY Post

That, of course, isn’t Obama’s view. America’s president said he opposed the “logic of supporting tyrants.” After all, Assad “drops barrel bombs on innocent children.”

But Putin has troops in Syria, is arming Assad to the teeth and signed a pact of anti-ISIS intelligence-sharing with Assad, Iran and the leaders of Iraq. Obama does nothing.

Meantime, if Obama has any realistic Syria plan of his own — beyond having Assad magically “transitioned” out of the country and simultaneously fighting ISIS — he failed to present it during his UN speech. Or any other time. Obama does nothing.

Instead, he scolded an “isolated” Putin for using force to annex Crimea and other parts of Ukraine. “Imagine if, instead, Russia had engaged in true diplomacy,” said Obama. “That would be better for Ukraine, but also better for Russia, and better for the world.” But, Obama does nothing.

Then again, imagine if Obama’s eloquence were backed by, say, American-led NATO. Would Putin so easily be able to eat up Ukraine and take over Syria? Not likely. Obama has always been an empty suit.

But even as he chided Russia, China and even Iran for being steeped in the policies of the past, it was Obama who at times sounded like a throwback to days of yore.

Obama has that socialist nostalgia that the soviets used to love. His celebration of the United Nations was reminiscent of scenes from 1950s movies that portrayed it as a place where problems are actually resolved. In reality, along the decades, the UN proved to be  paralyzed. It can no longer serve as arbiter of global security. Just like Obama, it does nothing.

Obama’s speech was, as ever, full of empty promise. His relying on diplomacy has led to America’s endorsement of the repressive communist Cuba and helping to arm Iran with nukes. “If this deal is implemented,” he said of Iran, “our world is safer.” Yeah, right…

By contrast, Putin’s active deployment of forces in Syria and arming of Assad makes a firm statement. His decisions have propelled him to the top by taking initiative on today’s most consequential world fights. We may see him as wrong, but the Russian people see that might makes right. Putin is apparently right.