Another case of "Birds of a feather".....

Russia and Venezuela, two of the more odious regimes in the world right now, are planning joint naval exercises in November, a clear slap in the face of the United States: http://www.nysun.com/foreign/russia-sets-war-games-in-caribbean/85365/. Then again, how can it be considered a slap in the face when the reaction of the United States so far has been nonexistent? With each provocation, Russia becomes more bold. As an analogy, do you think that that the Russians would put up with us conducting naval exercises in the Black Sea? I doubt it, so why are we putting up with this?