text: It happened in 1999 when Putin took power.  We're a little late to the game because somebody after Clinton dropped the ball.  Somebody thought he was a good Christian for bombing his own people for power.  Seems like that happened a lot.  Obama read Putin as a totalitarian within the first few minutes of the first meeting.  Putin looked terrified the big guy was going to choke him.  Putin may be bloodthirsty but he's a squirt compared to a regular American man.