You can BET Putin never said, “We talk with these people. We assume that they are decent. But he lies,”, during the Bush years....
I did some research on their relationship..and it was that...but how they were so “comfortable†with one another I could never quite figure out. I know they orchestrated many deals....(Putin smiled all the way to the bank on those...but they were good for us as well.)...and though had their tense moments and heavy disagreements they knew how to even fight well among themselves and unafraid to get angry without taking it personally......and then come to some concession for the effort.
With Obama all he can do is Chicago thuggery which is why Putin can find Obama so humorous....Putin’s miles ahead on those plays and Obama is less than an amateur by comparison....as another poster quoted someone...”Like a pigeon on a chessboard”. (Though he really never said that)
I did some research on their relationship..and it was that...but how they were so “comfortable†with one another I could never quite figure out. I know they orchestrated many deals....(Putin smiled all the way to the bank on those...but they were good for us as well.)...and though had their tense moments and heavy disagreements they knew how to even fight well among themselves and unafraid to get angry without taking it personally......and then come to some concession for the effort.
With Obama all he can do is Chicago thuggery which is why Putin can find Obama so humorous....Putin’s miles ahead on those plays and Obama is less than an amateur by comparison....as another poster quoted someone...”Like a pigeon on a chessboard”. (Though he really never said that)