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Originally Posted by Jackie S
Putin's government has way too many internal problems to risk an invasion of a Country that just might decide to fight back.
He made his point with Crimea, he deflected attention from many of the real problems that Russia faces, like plummeting oil prices.
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See below.
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Originally Posted by Jewish Lawyer
WTI (West Texas Intermediate) closed at 101.42 on Friday. They are certainly not plummeting right now. Do you mean the threat of prices failing, if it happens, would be bad for that commie motherfucking asshole Putin, who is too smart for Obama?
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You beat me to the punch:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0MP1AK20140328
Oil prices were actually going UP in response to the instability Putin is causing. The only thing that balanced it out is increased US production due to fracking.
But, no, Putin is rolling in oil money.
