As Vladimir Putin takes increasingly provocative actions against U.S. interests in Syria, President Barack Obama is tuning out calls from Republicans and foreign policy heavyweights to punish the Russian president through military or economic measures.
They include a call from Jimmy Carter’s former national security adviser to “disarm” Russian assets in Syria if Putin doesn’t change his behavior, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s insistence that conflict with Russia is a risk worth taking in the name of asserting America’s goals in Syria, and talk of new sanctions on Moscow.
Obama’s team has been gaming out options for responding to Russia, but so far …read more
Source: European Voice
