Unfortunately Oblamer has been outmaneuvered by Putin at every turn. His response is to position more equipment and troops to further antagonize the Russians. Genius.....
"U.S. to pre-position tanks, artillery in Baltics, eastern Europe"
The United States will pre-position tanks, artillery and other military equipment in eastern and central Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine.
Carter made the announcement a little over 200 km (125 miles) from the Russian border, in the Estonian capital Tallinn, where he met Baltic defense chiefs and spoke to troops aboard a U.S. warship that had just completed drills in the Baltic Sea.
"We didn't want to have this new challenge," Carter said, addressing U.S. Marines and sailors on the San Antonio.
"But then all of the sudden here you have behavior by Russia, which ... is an effort to take the world backward in time. And we can't allow that to happen."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-usa-europe-defense-idUSKBN0P315620150623