Well now we get to see what Obama is

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Well now we get to see what Obama is
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Thu, 11-06-2008 - 7:21pm

made of.

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Fri, 11-07-2008 - 3:11pm

Where did you get the idea that Putin retired? I thought it was common knowledge that Medvedev is a puppet leader, and Putin is still the man in charge.




Edited 11/7/2008 3:16 pm ET by lianne_67
baby siggy
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Fri, 11-07-2008 - 3:16pm

Sorry for jumping into the middle of the thread on this, but I have quite a bit of expertise in this area, and can shed some light.

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Registered: 10-08-2008
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 3:17pm

Now, Jane, don't let facts get in the way of conjecture.


 

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Registered: 01-12-2004
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 3:18pm
It is a coincidence.
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Fri, 11-07-2008 - 3:20pm
No, this does not smell like Cuba, it smells the next round of talks in discussions that have been going on for years.
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Registered: 01-12-2004
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 3:22pm
Huh????? Bush (I'm assuming you mean 41) went into Iraq and Kuwait to push Iraq out of Kuwait.
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Fri, 11-07-2008 - 3:27pm
Its happening now because John Rood (Undersecretary of State) will be meeting with his Russian counterparts next week to discuss missile defense and arms control.
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Sat, 11-08-2008 - 12:55pm

Thanks for your expertise on this. It's certainly very interesting.


:o)

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Sat, 11-08-2008 - 12:58pm

<<Its a pre-scheduled, biannual meeting that's been on the agenda for months.

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Registered: 10-20-2008
Sat, 11-08-2008 - 1:57pm

We trusted the military advisors to advise Bush, we just didn't trust Bush to listen. We do however, trust Obama to listen as he has shown a propensity to do so, unlike his predecessor.

"How open did George Bush appear to you to different ideas? I ask because other reporters have claimed that George Bush has continued to believe all his policies on the Iraq War are correct, even when challenged by Colin Powell and Andrew Card and intelligence reports. What makes Bush so steadfast in his views on Iraq?

Robert Draper, Author of Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush: I'd sum it up this way: The president rather enjoys hearing opposing viewpoints from his subordinates, as long as they're opposing each other. And he can in fact be budged from small and/or tactical decisions he's made. It seems nearly impossible, however, to turn him around on major issues, fundamental precepts, etc. "There's no need to argue about the Freedom Agenda," he told me during one of the interviews. Of course, many people would disagree with that. This quality of Bush's can be seen as steadfastness or as abject stubbornness."

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