I'm sitting here looking at how different Obama's foreign policy years would have been had Bush and crew never fukked up the middle east 
Lets talk about how Obama has basically dealt with all of Bush's problems
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I'm sitting here looking at how different Obama's foreign policy years would have been had Bush and crew never fukked up the middle east
Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During Putin's first premiership and presidency (1999–2008) real incomes in Russia rose by a factor of 2.5, while real wages more than tripled; unemployment and poverty more than halved. Russians' self-assessed life satisfaction also rose significantly.[8] Putin's first presidency was marked by high economic growth: the Russian economy grew for eight straight years, seeing GDP increase by 72% in PPP (as for nominal GDP, 600%).[8][9][10][11][12] This growth was a combined result of the 2000s commodities boom, high oil prices, as well as prudent economic and fiscal policies.[13][14]
As Russia's president, Putin and the Federal Assembly passed into law a flat income tax of 13%, a reduced profits tax, and new land and legal codes.[15][16] As Prime Minister, Putin oversaw large-scale military andpolice reform. His energy policy has affirmed Russia's position as an energy superpower.[17][18] Putin supported high-tech industries such as the nuclearand defence industries. A rise in foreign investment[19] contributed to a boom in such sectors as the automotive industry.
Many of Putin's actions are regarded by the domestic opposition and foreign observers as undemocratic.[20] The 2011 Democracy Index stated that Russia was in "a long process of regression [that] culminated in a move from a hybrid to an authoritarian regime" in view of Putin's candidacy and flawed parliamentary elections.[21] In 2014, Russia was suspended from the G8 group as a result of its annexation of Crimea.[22][23]
We had to get in there before Russia did.
