First, it turns out the US warned Putin that an attack was imminent and he ignored it. That's the incompetence piece. Second, now that it has happened, Putin says the terrorists intended to escape through the Ukrainian border with help from the other side, implying that the Ukrainian government was in on the attack. He actually thinks people are dumb enough to believe that. It's all in this article here from Fox News. Where are our resident Putin apologists? I'm looking at you Bill Carson and Destroyer of Illusions. Please come in and clear this up for us. Is Putin really a secret genius in disguise? If so, he sure knows how to feign retarded.