Guttenberg on Putin: ‘Bully of the Year’
The former German defense minister calls out the Russian premier for his authoritarian agenda.
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is on a roll. How much longer before Germany goes looking for its own strongman to stand up to Putin? Earthshaking events are already pushing Germany to take a more assertive stance in Europe. What will it be like when Germany gets a much more confrontational leader?
Here are the articles referenced on today’s program:
Time: “Putin Is Basking in an ‘Astonishing Leadership Vacuum’”
Trumpet: “Is Vladimir Putin the Prophesied ‘Prince of Rosh’?”
Trumpet: “Guttenberg vs. Putin: A Battle of the Titans”
Washington Post: “Al-Qaeda-linked force captures Fallujah amid rise in violence in Iraq”
Secretary of State John Kerry comments
New York Times: “U.S. and Iran Face Common Enemies in Mideast Strife”
