Or as some say, his theft of Crimea.
Thomas Friedman says that one thing he learned while covering the Middle East is that 'there is “the morning after” and there is “the morning after the morning after.” Never confuse the two.'
Applying this to Putin - the morning after he was the hero of Russia. Friedman wonders what Putin will look like the morning after the morning after, in about six months.
Friedman: Putin is challenging three of the most powerful forces on the planet all at once: human nature, Mother Nature and Moore’s Law.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/opinion/friedman-putin-and-the-laws-of-gravity.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0
