When bad actors like Putin and ISIS cause problems, Obama is annoyed, but not as much as he's annoyed at you and me for expecting him to know what to do about it.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is full-speed ahead these days, as Vladimir Putin seeks to establish a "land bridge" between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula that will eliminate the need to supply Russians in Crimea by air. But don't worry! The New York Times reassures us that Barack Obama is downplaying the whole thing and is on top of the crucial task of managing our expectations that he will do a damn thing about it.
