Salvete.
Imagine this: You are in charge of the superpower Country A. You have been constant rivals with superpower Country B. You have also been allies with Country C. Country B wants to attack Country C and comes to you for permission, to ease tension and whatnot. The leader of Country B comes to a city on the outskirts of your country, refuses to go any farther, makes the conversation awkward, and promptly leaves to go visit Country D for the fun of it. Nothing is settled, and in fact Country B has made things worse.
Now replace Country A with Russia, B with America, C with Syria, D with Sweden, and the leader with President Obama. As Russia, if there was no threat of nuclear war, I might very well end diplomacy right there, move more troops to Syria, and possibly outright declare war on America. Obama did an absolutely horrifying job with easing tensions and satisfying Russia. Putin must be furious, and America is in no better situation. I recommend that the president himself apologize for his actions there. I don't care that Russia let in Snowden. The American government has a responsibility to look after its people and act according to America's best interests. The current administration has done nothing of the kind during its conflict with Syria. WWIII is even closer now.
I will say, though, that I envy Obama for visiting Sweden. I'm part Swedish myself, but I've never been there. Oddly enough, I believe that Sweden is relatively conservative, but I'll explain in a later post.
This has been the first post that I've written in a while. I hope to be more consistent, but my work load is hindering me slightly.
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