I suppose thats the issue really isn't it, he seems almost impossible to read. Bringing in others makes no sense at all, but he does seem to consistently do things to up the ante. I think he has a bit of a sick interest in seeing how far he can push the west before they act. So far he's managed to invade and annex parts of neighbours, prop up a dictator after they've gassed their own people. Cant help but think it's all a bit of fun for him and his cronies , especially when you see the likes of lavrov and their UN ambassador with those horrible little smirks on their faces constantly.