[GOPyouth]

trust, BUT VERIFY

Very true...and President Bush didn't roll over when Putin argued against removing Saddam Hussein. The fact that Putin and President Bush have friendly relationship is a far cry from 30 years ago when the two leaders hated each other.

[RusIvan]

trust, BUT VERIFY ===

DO you know that is ancient old russian proverb? Pres Reagan brought it up in order to impress Gorbachev. To show russians that Reagan knows russian proverbs. It worked.