Posted on 12/30/2016 5:13:16 AM PST by House Atreides
Vladimir the merciful?
Following this morning's reports that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would recommend to Russian President Vladimir Putin a retaliation in kind, and expel 35 American diplomats, saying that “we cannot leave such acts unanswered. Reciprocity is part of diplomatic law" with Putin spokesman Peskov adding that "there is no doubt that Russia's adequate and mirror response will make Washington officials feel very uncomfortable as well", it was ultimately up to Putin to decide how to respond to the US.
Which he did on Friday morning, when in a stunning reversal, the Russian leader took the high road, and in a Kremlin statement said that, contrary to expectations, Russia won’t expel any Americans in retaliation to US moves, in a brutal demonstration of just how irrelevant Obama's 11th hour decision is for US-Russian relations.
In the statement Putin said that Russia won’t cause problems to U.S. diplomats or deport anyone, adding that Russia has the right to respond in tit-for-tat manner, but it will not engage in irresponsible diplomacy.
The punchline, however, was saved for what may be Russia's final slam of the debacle that is Obama's administration saying that "It’s a pity that the current U.S. administration is finishing their work in such a manner" saying that Russia refuses "
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
Too bad it took a Russian to do it instead of an American.
There is no proof of hacking:
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/12/did-russia-tamper-with-the-2016-election-bitter-debate-likely-to-rage-on/
Putin made the small man look even smaller.
Obama , who OPENLY AND HEAVILY tried to influence the last POTUS election , lost the election .
He is a bitter loser trying to hide all hese tricks and craps behind the russian hacking stuff !
Praise the russian hackers who helped the raising of truth about the DNC , and the clinton-obama mafia !
Russian hackers brought some light on the croocked msm and the propaganda machine .
Russian hackers should get the Nobel price for peace ! ( not obomba )
Honestly, I believe they were from Democrats on the staff of the DNC and Hillary’s Foundation.
Of course Putin is behaving in what he perceives to be his and/or Russia’s best interests. The challenge, which Obama has clearly failed at and which Trump has a chance to engage, is to find those areas where the US and Russia share common interests.
0bama has released NO PROOF ...
For some Rusians, freedom and democracy (as limited as both are in Russia today) are very scary. It is in the Russian DNA to appreciate the security and authoritarianism of Mother Russia, going back to hundreds of years of czarist rule.
Now, for the magic negro’s next trick, he’ll launch an ICBM.
They are all poltroons of the highest order.
Russia supports Iran and Hezbollah.
“Think about it: We now have a half crazy America hating Muslim...”
You underestimate him by half.
See article in Fortune mag:
Grizzly Misstep: Security Experts Call Russia Hacking Report “Poorly Done,” “Fatally Flawed”
http://fortune.com/2016/12/31/russian-hacking-grizzly-steppe/
McCain, Graham and Ryan are equal part losers as well.
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Ha, the Three Stooges. I like to fantasize that Trump sends them to Russia on a goodwill tour and when they get there they’re taken on a one-way trip to Siberia.
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