Obama: 'Russia Doesn't Make Anything'

Reuters ^ | August 03 2014 | Roberta Rampton, Reuters

[BlopAndStop]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama dismissed Russia as a nation that "doesn't make anything" and said in an interview with the Economist magazine that the West needs to be "pretty firm" with China as Beijingpushes to expand its role in the world economy.

Obama has tried to focus U.S. foreign policy on Asia, a response to China's economic and military might. But for months, that "pivot" has been overshadowed by a flurry of international crises, including Russia's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Russia is the world's third-largest oil producer and second-largest natural gas producer. Europe relies heavily on Russian energy exports, complicating the West's response to the Ukraine crisis.

Obama downplayed Moscow's role in the world, dismissing President Vladimir Putin as a leader causing short-term trouble for political gain that will hurt Russia in the long term.

"I do think it's important to keep perspective. Russia doesn't make anything," Obama said in the interview.

"Immigrants aren't rushing to Moscow in search of opportunity. The life expectancy of the Russian male is around 60 years old. The population is shrinking," he said.

[BlopAndStop]

If Obama had his way, America wouldn't make anything either. He's tried pretty hard to destroy industry to this point.

[GraceG]

[Jet Jaguar]

They make rockets that get us to the space station.

[erkelly]

Okay, Obama has told us we don't make anything, and now Russia doesn't make anything. So who does make things besides the Muslims who have contributed so much to this country?

[Terry L Smith]

Hey, Mr. Stinking Queer-In_Cahrge,

If ‘Russia doesn’t make anything’, then what the heck did our astronauts ride atop, from the Cosmodrome to The International Space Station?

Mullah bred unicorns?????

[trisham]

"..only Spartan women give birth to real men"

Thank God for the real men who founded this country,
and for the real men who continue to sustain it

Please join the 300 by donating $100

[4yearlurker]

Lets see....Vodka and AKs.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

They make cars too, if you consider a less-reliable Fiat knockoff a car.

[Patriot Babe]

and what has this UnAmerican Usurper has made for America? Nothing but creating chaos.

[mountainlion]

You did not make that!

Only 0bama can make things, with his phone and his pen.

[Vaquero]

Obama: ‘Russia Doesn't Make Anything’

Putin the Russian makes zer0 cry a little girl.

[workerbee]

Au contraire, Bronco Bama. Russia MAKES you look like the pantywaist you are.

[atc23]

As opposed to America which makes silly T-shirts, hamburgers and . . . um . . .

Help me out here . .

[Texas Eagle]

What do you make, Barry? Besides potty.

[Vaquero]

LIKE a little girl.

[Vermont Lt]

Obama is such an idiot. Why do we let him near a microphone without a script.

[mass55th]

They’ve managed to make you look like the fool that you are Bambi.

[JohnBrowdie]

putin’s job approval is about three times obama’s

[manc]

very mature Obama, yes indeed very diplomatic.
What an idiot we have as our supposedly leader.

[Rashputin]

Twenty-five miles along the Mahoning Valley that was once all Steel Mills is all now bare ground or close to it but, by gum, we can turn out a hit tune, send it overseas to be put on disk and have the liner printed, then sell the Hell out of it right along with the Chinese pirated copies in Walmart.

You tell them, Barry, you Carny Barker SOB.