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Remember when Obama mentioned a "red line" in the sand? And then he changed his tune and didn't back up his words? The world, and certainly Putin, noticed. What has been happening in the aftermath of that astounding mistake is a real erosion of American power and influence in the ME and anywhere the US has enemies. It seems to me that it's been Obama's strategy for several years. To leave the ME to regional powers, give Iran nukes and let Israel deal with the consequences. But when a power leaves, a vacuum occurs and guess who's an ally of both Iran and Syria. Russia, and they are wiling to put boots on the ground. So we now have a major world power who is a friend of Iran, allied against Israel. This all could have been predicted, and it probably was predicted. I'm wondering if Obama is so stupid to have not seen this "unexpected" development coming as a result of his retreat. I am convinced he's not a fool, so the retreat and Russian response has been quietly expected while claiming surprise and bewilderment in the media. He's been out there recently criticizing Russia's stance and targets in Syria. And Putin must be laughing his ass off because he knows that at this point the US will do nothing about it. Obama doesn't want to do a thing about it save to give a pantomime of outrage. I think he may be a better actor than Reagan.