"We've got a problem Washington..."

Weak, lackadaiscal, and straight up sorry... that's all one can say for the effort put forth thus far by the American coalition fighting daesh.
So, the Russians stepped in.
Perfect....
"Perfect 'Shit' Storm", another multipart masterpiece of American foreign policy in the making.

Mix a pound of Turkey, with two pounds of NATO, a dash of Australia, add just a smidgen of Hezbollah, Iran, the remaining cast of freedom fighters Assad loyalists, and what we have is a recipe for "successful" sequels like: "World War I: Part 3", and
"Escape of the Sane from Planet Insanity: Germany's Looking Good...This Time",  both features in development as we write.

Truly, for the most part I believe Barry's done a decent job, particularly given what he inherited.

However, when it comes to the Midget of Moscow...
Barry's given him a pass.
Sanctions smanctions.
This little despot needs a smack down. Yesterday.
Taking out his toys in Syria, would send the proper message.
Not only to Vlad, but to Uncle Ernie the Sultan of Turkey as well; he needs to have his efforts redirected like an ADHD kid. He's clearly not read the memo regarding not starting civil wars in one's own country, when there's already chaos on your borders, and in your government, that shit never works out.

Here's your gameplan Barry, I'm giving you a freebie today, 'cause we're brothers from other mothers.
We implement a robust NATO only fly zone, sans the Sultan's Air Farce; backed by a Powell-esque strategy of overwhelming ground force, ejecting not only daesh, but every other bad actor on the stage. Iran, Hezbollah, Assad...
Encourage the further acquisition of historical lands for our real allies Kurdistan, and Armenia.
Make Uncle Ernie understand what the consequences of misalignment are.
Push Putin back into his palace, patiently wait for the peasants to storm the throne...again.
It's Russia, that shit's inevitable.

Midget in a Minefield

What does one say about Vlad's, ham handed moves at trying to reassemble the USSR?

Extortion, bribery, outright threats of economic destruction, cutting gas and oil shipments to countries whose only means of keeping their populations alive during harsh northern European winters, lies in their ability to import Russian stores.

Yeah Vlad I believe when you threaten an entire nation with freezing, that might be considered un-neighborly in your parts, the rest of the world looks on that as a crime against humanity.

But how would you recognize such a thing?

Wouldn't actually being a human be a prerequsite for understanding crimes against humanity?

Stalin, wasn't human, neither were Hitler or Mao.

Unfortunately for the Russians, and their former friends in the USSR, a troglodyte from a past era has foisted himself on a long suffering people.

Why do the power hungry Putin's of diminutive proportions always stick their tiny little hands into the public pie?

Forcing their own myopic vision on those who can see.

What is going on in that itty bitty little brain, behind those blank beady blue eyes?

Evil.

Russia, the midget you've allowed to become czar, has placed your entire nation in the midst of a minefield.