Because gimmicks and sound bites are much cooler than having an actual foreign policy.
Best thing for America since he will not be betraying our security more.
I watched Putin’s inauguration May 2012, when I was over in eastern Europe, just watching him, I commented to my friends there, “That’s a Leader”, like him or not, you can see by his bearing alone that he means business. He’s not the kind of a person you can mess with, and its obvious he loves his country and it’s people. Our guy is a major joke over there, along with Hillary. They had a cartoon show on Russian TV making fun of both of them. LOL, I guess being the smartest President we ever had, doesn’t impress Putin.
He’s afraid to meet with a guy who might beat him up and take his lunch money.
What a big whiny baby. Did he also threaten to hold his breath until he turned blue? Bet he stomped off to his room and slammed the door. Maybe he can curl up in Larry or Reggie’s lap for some consoling.
Comment from DU member, which are becoming common there:
“Yet another example of Pres. Obama’s complete capture by the national security state apparatus.
In 2008, candidate Obama said he would meet without preconditions with Iran’s leaders over that country’s nuclear program.
Now, Pres. Obama is playing some kind of little tit-for-tat game with the Russians over something as inconsequential as where this fellow Snowden is located, or that the long-arm of the U.S. is not getting the deference it thinks it deserves to get him in its clutches.
Where has the ‘change’ of Obama gone?
Everyday it seems more and more as if Pres. Obama is/has become the run-of-the-mill, conventional leader that so many of us wanted to be rid of ... it is sad for the nation.”
So I guess that Hagel and Kerry’s meeting with the Rooskis didn’t go so well?
Putin is a man, and a strong leader.
Obama is a punk.
Because gimmicks and sound bites are much cooler than having an actual foreign policy.
Not willing to face difficult situations, retreats to campaign mode.
The estogen-soaked foreign "policy" of this administration is a contruct by Valerie Jarrett, Samantha Power, Susan Rice, John F'n Kerry, the Gay-Boy himself, and who knows how many other sniveling weaklings, historically-illiterate losers, starry-eyed sophomores, and amateurs.
What, Odinga won’t bow to a white guy...
These are the same liars who said diplomacy was the most important to them...
check out some of the comments on this “progressive” site:
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/07-2
zer0 must have been order somewhere else to bow.
Russia may have demanded some tangible, legitimate form of ID.
Maybe Putin told him “We have our own form of NSA. And, believe me, you Kenyen muslim and lover of Reggie, you better not mess with me.”
I thought this would actually save us some money, but he has decided to take his vacation/tour of Switzerland or Sweden or so something. Why can’t the bastard just stay at the White House for a month or two?
That’ll teach Putin. /s