Putin's Power Play in Syria

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4. +1.

Local autonomy has much to be said for it, but as our Jim Crow laws demonstrated governments at higher levels have to set the ground rules, and they are unfortunately often not so good at policing themselves.

I was thinking we should implant little electrodes in all politicians skulls, like an RFID chip, and have it connected to a big computer that will zap them every time they think selfish thoughts or their dicks get hard.

I think Putin is quite sincere in defending Russian interests as he sees them, why would he not be? It is not like Russian interests as he sees them at all conflict with his.