There’s no such thing as ex-KGB and whatever that might be, is what Putin is. He’s no idiot, he’s no “friend” of the US, but he and Russia can be useful to the point of even being considered an ally (again) on the world stage in some matters. I take it that he regards our President as a worthy adversary and someone he can work with. That statement connotes a budding respect. And, that’s a good thing, not that it won’t be spun seven silly ways from Sunday by our bizarrely unhinged media.
So I’m not “Ex-Military Intelligence” even though I’ve done very little in that field since leaving the Army?