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Former Congressman Allen West of Florida says Russian President Vladimir Putin used the ideology behind martial arts and his days as a spy to outmaneuver President Barack Obama on Syria.
"Putin is a judo master and if you understand what judo is, it's to take the perceived strength and the weight of your opponent and counterbalance it and use it against them, and that's exactly what Putin did," West told former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoeskstra, guest host of "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.