Guttenberg on Putin: ‘Bully of the Year’

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”

Telegraph: “Thanks to Obama, Islamist militants will be the ultimate victors in Iraq and Afghanistan”

McCain and Graham statements

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”