Posted on 04/13/2010 8:04:00 PM PDT by Nachum
Forty-seven world leaders are Barack Obamas guests in Washington Tuesday at the nuclear security summit. Obama is holding bilateral meetings with just 12 of them. Thats led to some awkward exclusions -- and some unfortunate appearances, as well.
One of those left out was Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, who got a phone call from Obama last week instead of a meeting in Washington. His exclusion must have prompted broad smiles in Moscow, where Saakashvili is considered public enemy no. 1 -- a leader whom Russia tried to topple by force in the summer of 2008. After all, Obama met with Viktor Yanukovych, the president of Ukraine and a friend of the Kremlin. And he is also meeting with the leaders of two of Georgias neighbors -- Armenia and Turkey, both of which enjoy excellent relations with Russia.
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Good for you. So many think we can tell them what to do. They are hypocrites. Stay consistent and good luck
Best wishes to you, FRiend.
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