Ted Poe: “While the eyes of the world are on ISIS, the Russian bear has quietly come out of hibernation. Putin is back after a…”

“While the eyes of the world are on ISIS, the Russian bear has quietly come out of hibernation. Putin is back after a brief hiatus, seeking to devour his neighbors and reclaim his kingdom while once again sending covert henchmen into eastern Ukraine. The Napoleon of Siberia is systematically trying to reestablish imperial Russia with him as the czar. According to U.S. General Phillip Breedlove, recently, ``new Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian air defense systems, and Russian combat troops have entered eastern Ukraine.'' News reports indicate five of the trucks were towing 120-millimeter howitzer artillery pieces, and another five were towing partly covered multilaunch rocket systems. This sounds like an aggression to me. Of course, the Kremlin lies and denies it all. And why is this aggression continuing? Because, on the world stage, America looks weak and leaderless. Reset buttons and red lines don't mean anything to Putin. Our hollow objections to Russia are meaningless. The Russian bear needs to stop its cold war II-type aggression and return back to the cave. Mr. Speaker, what is America's plan? And that is just the way it is. ____________________”