{"id":14271,"date":"2016-10-05T19:42:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T23:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=14271"},"modified":"2016-10-05T19:42:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T23:42:15","slug":"why-putin-will-fail-upi-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/05\/why-putin-will-fail-upi-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Putin will fail | UPI.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/Opinion\/2016\/10\/03\/Why-Russian-President-Vladimir-Putin-will-fail\/1441475266530\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/why-russian-president-vladimir-putin-will-fail.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Harlan Ullman:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Frozen conflicts are not in Russia&#8217;s long-term interest. Of course, while the short-term aim of preventing Georgia and Ukraine from joining NATO because of contested borders is working, the long-term economic damage done to Russia will prove politically destructive. Putin certainly is riding a political tiger. However, he has no clear exit strategy for safely dismounting this dangerous beast. That is a fundamental predicament&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>What should the United States do? First, common sense and not confrontation is the best means to exploit Putin&#8217;s political weaknesses. By threatening Russia, his public will rally around Putin. This does not mean granting concessions. It means being smart not petulant. It also means shifting NATO&#8217;s strategy to local defense based on a &#8220;porcupine&#8221; posture with emphasis on Stinger-like anti-air and Javelin anti-vehicle missiles all reinforced by alliance capabilities to blunt Russian cyber, propaganda, intimidation and other non-conventional forms of war.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the United States needs to dial back on belligerent rhetoric. By all means plan for &#8220;full spectrum war.&#8221; But do not use a PR bullhorn to announce what is being done. Teddy Roosevelt applies &#8212; speak softly but carry a big stick&#8230;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/Opinion\/2016\/10\/03\/Why-Russian-President-Vladimir-Putin-will-fail\/1441475266530\/\">Why Russian President Vladimir Putin will fail &#8211; UPI.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Harlan Ullman: Frozen conflicts are not in Russia&#8217;s long-term interest. Of course, while the short-term aim of preventing Georgia and Ukraine from joining NATO because of contested borders is working, the long-term economic damage done to Russia will prove politically destructive. Putin certainly is riding a political tiger. However, he has no clear exit &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/05\/why-putin-will-fail-upi-com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why Putin will fail | UPI.com&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,29,34],"tags":[3614],"class_list":["post-14271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-russia-former-ussr","category-the-big-picture","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-vladimir-putin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Putin will fail | UPI.com - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Putin will fail | UPI.com - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From Harlan Ullman: Frozen conflicts are not in Russia&#8217;s long-term interest. 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