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White House statement on Obama’s decision not to meet with Putin
marketwatch ^ | Aug 7, 2013

Posted on 08/07/2013 9:18:24 AM PDT by upchuck

The following statement was issued by the White House on President Barack Obama’s decision not to hold a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin:

“Following a careful review begun in July, we have reached the conclusion that there is not enough recent progress in our bilateral agenda with Russia to hold a U.S.-Russia Summit in early September. We value the achievements made with Russia in the President’s first term, including the New START Treaty, and cooperation on Afghanistan, Iran, and North Korea. However, given our lack of progress on issues such as missile defense and arms control, trade and commercial relations, global security issues, and human rights and civil society in the last twelve months, we have informed the Russian Government that we believe it would be more constructive to postpone the summit until we have more results from our shared agenda..."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; g20; iran; israel; northkorea; obamaputin; obamaputinmeeting; russia; syria; waronterror
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Putin is laughing his ass off, I'm sure.

Related (Fox News).

1 posted on 08/07/2013 9:18:24 AM PDT by upchuck
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To: upchuck

Obama comes off as a coward.


2 posted on 08/07/2013 9:20:04 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
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To: upchuck

Obama is a poosy.


3 posted on 08/07/2013 9:20:07 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: upchuck

Who the h*ll believes a “White House Statement”?

Betcha it’s not in cursive, either.


4 posted on 08/07/2013 9:20:59 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: upchuck

Putin would have kicked the King’s ass.


5 posted on 08/07/2013 9:21:10 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: upchuck

I’m sure that the Russians are just heartbroken by this news.


6 posted on 08/07/2013 9:22:30 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: upchuck

Obama: “I’m scared.”


7 posted on 08/07/2013 9:22:41 AM PDT by KevinB (A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
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To: upchuck

good!

he can probably do less damage if he keeps himself “sequestered” ...


8 posted on 08/07/2013 9:23:17 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (E)
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To: upchuck

hussein doesn’t want his a** handed to him again.


9 posted on 08/07/2013 9:23:19 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: upchuck

Spinnin’ wheel, spinnin’ round...


10 posted on 08/07/2013 9:23:58 AM PDT by Walrus (America died on November 6, 2012 --- RIP)
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To: Cowboy Bob

‘Coward’ ... yup-there is no other word.

“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.” Winston Churchill


11 posted on 08/07/2013 9:26:54 AM PDT by SMARTY ("The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms." H. Amiel)
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Putin say "Fine. We'll just raise the rate for a ride to the space station even highter to $100 million."
12 posted on 08/07/2013 9:27:40 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (This message has been recorded but not approved by Obama's StasiNet. Read it at your peril.)
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Obama comes off as a coward.

Yes, a large coward. A real pissant.

13 posted on 08/07/2013 9:31:00 AM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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What a sniveling little man. Putin has Obama over the saddle.
Feeling safer now Women Voters?
14 posted on 08/07/2013 9:33:25 AM PDT by MaxMax (If you're not pissed off, you're not paying attention)
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To: upchuck

If Barry thinks Russia is mean to gays... why do we fund islamic countries?


15 posted on 08/07/2013 9:33:47 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Obama who?

is he important or something?

This is like saying Putin will not be meeding with a pet rock.


16 posted on 08/07/2013 9:34:31 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Yes, since Obama ‘has no patience’ for countries that are intolerant of gays I expect he’ll get started on dar al-islam right away.


17 posted on 08/07/2013 9:36:37 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: upchuck

But we all thought that “once the election was over he’d have more latitude and that would benefit Puti Pute?” We’d be better off having Putin for president than this asshat, Obamaumau. At least Putin has a functioning brain.


18 posted on 08/07/2013 9:37:00 AM PDT by vette6387
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too funny.........

The stupid part is....Valerie tells him what to do.

Nice going Val!!

19 posted on 08/07/2013 9:37:56 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Windflier

“Obama is a poosy.”

Bath House Barry may have realized Putin and Russians in general, are going to enforce the “no queer tourists” law Russia recently passed.

Imagine the ride back home with Michelle, after being denied entrance under the new Russian “No Queers” law.


20 posted on 08/07/2013 9:38:46 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam is antithetical to, and Islam is irreconcilable with, America. Therefore - Islam Delenda Est)
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