Which country will our new pal Putin invade first ?

I don't think he would have to be particularly stupid , we've more or less given him an invitation to do so.

@pezzza: No we haven't. Because of our commitments to NATO, Putin hasn't moved in against them. Our only invitation would be our withdrawal or weakened commitment to our Alliance.

@ProxyFlex: "Our only invitation would be our withdrawal or weakened commitment to our Alliance." ...... which is precisely what Trump has already intimated.

@pezzza: Ah, okay, as long as it's clear that Obama was a responsible president who maintained and strengthened U.S. international commitments and security. Trump is definitely a major threat to world stability and he seems dead set on giving Russia a free hand in Europe and the Middle East and letting China be the principal power in the Asia-Pacific region. My only clarification then is that we haven't given Putin an invitation-- yet.

@ProxyFlex: Obama was a statesman , and a pretty shrewd one. Now we are going to have an impetuous , petty and vindictive child in the White House , who is causing havoc even before he takes office. Serious conflict is just around the corner.

@pezzza: Very true. The US is ripe for the worst domestic and foreign crises since the 1970s, and possibly the 1930s, and we have to hope this know-nothing demagogue doesn't cause more damage than he's already bound to do. I wait with eager, yet anxious, expectation for someone to be indispensably ready to inherit and lead us out of his mess in four years.