Posted on 06/19/2021 1:41:55 AM PDT by John Semmens
As details of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva have been disclosed, President Biden professed himself "stumped by some of the criticism I've received for what I and Joe Scarborough agree was the most successful summit meeting in world history."
The most serious criticism of Biden's actions at the summit was tied to the list of 16 crucial targets for cyber attacks that he handed to Putin. Rebecca Heinrichs, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, asked "since when is it a good idea to give an adversary a list of vital targets? From one perspective, it is letting him know your prime vulnerabilities. From another, it implies that unlisted items may be freely attacked without consequence."
Biden rebuffed this criticism by pointing out that "I'm bringing a more open and transparent style than we saw when Trump was president. With him, everything was about negotiating the best deal for America. In my view, that selfish approach is not likely to win us friends. By being more open and direct I convey a message of trust that I hope will be reciprocated. Now Putin knows if any of the 16 targets is attacked by hackers I will be very disappointed in him."
Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended the President's stance, saying that "by giving President Putin a clear picture of where he can and can't launch cyber attacks it is hoped that any such attacks that are made will be diverted to the nonessential sectors of American life. As we saw during the pandemic many small businesses and their employees could be sacrificed by lockdowns because large essential businesses were declared essential and allowed to thrive and grow. So, by making it clear to Putin that he would have a free hand if he targets the same sectors that were targeted during the pandemic we are playing the same winning hand we did during COVID."
In related news, Psaki made an effort to calm concerns that the President was nodding yes to a question to say he trusted Putin. "Actually, the President thought he was nodding yes to the offer of pudding," she explained. "At that moment there was a lot of noise at the conference—both on the floor and in his ear bud—and he is especially fond of pudding. The rude media person who shouted the Putin question is the one who should be ashamed."
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ping
The new game show: “Stump the Chump”
This is satire? Sounds true to me.
I know that I feeeeeeeeel a lot safer now.
/s
“Okay, Vlad. This is what I wantcha t’know: This list of American targets? No-go. Don’t hack ‘em. The rest of America? Yours for the taking. Nowwhaddaya say t’that?”
The media was supposed to only ask about the flavors of pudding for Joe!
The mentality that brought us "gun-free zones" now unveils "Russia-free networks." Because the bad guys always do as they are told.
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