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Showing Original Post only (View all)Turns out POTUS talked w Putin about this Russian plan last week in their 20-min pull aside at G20. [View all]
gwen ifill ✔ @gwenifill
Turns out POTUS talked w Putin about this Russian plan last week in their 20-min pull aside at G20. #Syria
Turns out POTUS talked w Putin about this Russian plan last week in their 20-min pull aside at G20. #Syria
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Obama did not explain why neither he nor his aides chose not to publicly promote Putins idea until today, after Kerrys remarks.
This doesnt solve the underlying terrible conflict inside of Syria, Obama added to CNN. But if we can accomplish this limited goal without taking military action, that would be my preference.
Read more: http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/09/in-media-blitz-obama-says-russian-proposal-could-avert-syria-strike/#ixzz2eSKrxiks
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so, Kerry has been playing "bad cop"?
Without the threat of military action hanging in the air, do you think Russia and Syria would've "agreed" to Kerry's "proposal"?
help me fill in the blanks DU!
Peace, i can smell it now,
kp
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Turns out POTUS talked w Putin about this Russian plan last week in their 20-min pull aside at G20. [View all]
kpete
Sep 2013
OP
but I think he had to set the scene...he had to appear to be willing to stand up to MOST of the
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#33
can you link to a post that is an example of the love for Putin you complained has happened on DU?
CreekDog
Sep 2013
#5
you deserve to be criticized for posting an accusation that you don't even believe
CreekDog
Sep 2013
#7
I don't think it's necessarily worship, but giving Putin more credit then he deserves
davidpdx
Sep 2013
#26
yes, but is the OP we're talking about complaining that DUers gave Putin more credit than deserved?
CreekDog
Sep 2013
#52
but but but...I thought Russia was soooo modern and forward thinking now...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#54
did it ever occur to you that looking foolish doesn't bother either Obama or Kerry if their goal
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#20
The only thing the Russians have done so far is buy their Syrian clients time.
Llewlladdwr
Sep 2013
#44
so since you don't play n-th degree chess...do you know the game of poker..
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#59
Remember when Obama was on tv doing the Press Club comedy bit and bin Laden was being deep sixed?
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#19
no, he's simultaneously an incompetant idiot and an evil mastermind to morons here.
dionysus
Sep 2013
#28
DU'ers were so busy humping Snowden/Greenwald they missed anything else. I posted a bunch of stuff
KittyWampus
Sep 2013
#37
Could it be that Putin needed to talk to Assad before anything could be done? It would explain the
jwirr
Sep 2013
#41
Just Saying (the poster in this thread) suggested that. I think that's a fair point.
joshcryer
Sep 2013
#48
Regardless of this ridiculous "multidimensional chess" analogy, where would any of us be if there
gtar100
Sep 2013
#64
At this point everyone is just going to believe their preferred narrative anyway. I'm just glad that
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#72