You have to question the sanity of anyone who thinks Putin is losing.

Via Fox News:

Most American voters say the Obama administration doesn’t have a clear plan in Syria, and few are buying the president’s assertion that Russia is intervening there out of weakness.

The latest Fox News poll also finds that a 61-percent majority now says what happens in Syria is important for U.S. national security. That’s up from 48 percent who felt that way two years ago.

Russia recently started a military offensive in Syria targeting U.S.-backed fighters who oppose President Bashar Assad. President Obama says Russia is taking this action out of weakness.

But just 29 percent agree with Obama’s take that Russia is “weak and desperate.” Some 46 percent think Russia’s action shows it is “strong and shrewd.”

At the same time, 70 percent feel the White House doesn’t have a clear strategy to handle the situation in Syria.

So it’s no surprise that, by a 53-22 percent margin, voters think Russian President Vladimir Putin has the upper hand in Syria.