What Putin Really Wants

Putin is a boxer,a Sugar Ray Robinson,Barney Ross type who stalks his victim until a mistake is made that he can captilize on. Putin dosent go throwing punches around wildly and taking numerous body blows like Rocky Marciano did before landing a knockout punch. Putin proably has waited for years for this opportinity in Georgia to bloody George Bush's face. Putin dosent like to lose control of a situation and right now he is firmly in control of the fight. A concession by the west would enable him to pull back without risking a confrontion with the west. And that is what Putin wants, a way out of this with out a confrontation where he can show he has won someting without risking much to get it. The problem is we a have a screw ball like George Bush as president who is dumb and wild could easily turn this brush fire into a ragin out of control infernio. There is always that possablity in a confrontation like this. The Unites States invaded Iraq for the OIl and Putin feels he has the right to intervene in a military way to protect Russian interests in countries that where once provinces in the old Soviet Union. Who will blink first Bush or Putin? The Russians have gotten used to gravey on the biscuits and dont want to go back to days of eating shoe leather instead of steak. While the United States has to be tough and firm as John MaCain has said it also has try and ease the tension. Again when we invade Iran which is almost inevitable we will need Russia to acquise and look the other way for a while. That may be hard for them if we dont try and end this stand off soon.