on all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but its important for him to give me space, obama could be heard telling medvedev, referring to incoming president vladimir putin.
yeah, i understand, medvedev replied in english. i understand your message about space. Space for you.
obama interrupted to say: this is my last election. After my election, i have more flexibility.
medvedev replied with terminology reminiscent of russias communist past.
i understand, he said. i will transmit this information to vladimir.
are you saying obama didn't say this?
Like his sarah brady fast and the furious moment?
vlad certainly has an option, that essentially fails for russia. He can push america with their saber rattling, and push us into a reactionary corner of counter chauvinism. Vlad, and poot know that's a loosing strategy. Poot's best hope of finding a middle ground is to not make the us react to threat. Laying out the salient facts was a smart piece of diplomacy.
Obama essentially told him, don't fuck with me now, as i have bigger fish to fry. Don't threaten us, or you'll push us into a direction we really don't want to go. After the dust settles with the ignorant wingnuts who'd love a major international incident prior to the election, we'll sit down and see if we can find some common ground where we both can find a win.
What would bush have done? How about your next empty suit hope, mittens?
bullshit.