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 wont 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 wont 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 "Its a pity that the current U.S. administration is finishing their work in such a manner" saying that Russia refuses "
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Obama and his sycophants were out maneuvered by their own stupidity.
The globalist/warmongers are very saddened.
A black eye from Putin to Paul Ryan AND the U. S. Senate, as well.
At this point, Putin pretty much owns Obama... the President is in way over his head....
Trump can now call this a childish obama temper tantrum and end obama’s actions.
Same here. Obama’s pettiness made this an easy card for Putin to play. I actually feel a twinge of embarrassment for Obama. What a way to go out.
"Go away kid! You bother me."
He never was “our President”. It’s possible he’s not even an American, but an illegal alien unlawfully occupying our nation’s highest office. I am not aware of a single action he’s taken or a single statement he’s made to that indicates a concern for America first over his own ideology. That’s what happens when you get a guy born to liberal radical parents who grew up as an Indonesian muslim.
Reading the original statement http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53678 - after running it through a translator, it looks like he is already referring to Trump as “President” not “President-elect”...
I think it’s obvious the Left thinks the next battle (They will lose. Again) will be the Confirmation Hearings. Linking Tillerson, and others to Russia.
Conflict of interest “Stuff”. Blah, Blah, Blah.
Trumps Cabinet picks are Sharp Folks. This will be must see TV.
Go Trump
Wish there were someway to make them eat crow.
I am ashamed that I keep finding myself rooting against our president.
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It just shows you that Obama is SO very bad, that in contrast with Putin (who is no choirboy), Putin is the one you naturally end up rooting for. That’s quite some “achievement” by Obama.
Best part:
...Moreover, I invite the children of all American diplomats with accreditation in Russia to New Years and Christmas festivities in the Kremlin,
Just like DT going around the bureaucracy and straight to the people
I suspected that bronco’s seizure of the Russian weekend retreats in Maryland and NY ( termed as “ spy facilities”) was a petty move to,screw up vacation plans for their staffs to enjoy New Years and Russian Christmas parties there
I would not be surprised if the State Department issued orders that US families are not permitted to attend holiday parties at the Kremlin as invited
With Hillary , the Democrats, and the Neo Cons, along with the Globalists it is a horse of a different color. They are operating under the false assumption that they could survive a full blown nuclear war. If they manage by one way or another, to bring one about, they will sooner or later learn the error of their thinking. As they die from radiation poisoning and starvation.It will not be like it was with Japan because every Nation that possesses nuclear devices will use all they have and the United States and/or Russia alone has enough to wipe out all life many times over. It is akin to the infedels [non muslims] over here who are working day and night to establish a muslim Government [Shariah Law]. They have somehow deluded themselves into believing that thet will be spared when the slaughter begins. Nothing could be further from reality, but they cannot be convinced of that.
I have an evil premonition that the next three weeks might be the most dangerous three weeks to have ever occurred in American History.
Think about it: We now have a half crazy America hating Muslim, surrounded by like minded America hating Muslims, with their hands on our “Nuclear Football.”
Yes, we are now living out the old Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.”
Obama needed the war in Syria to keep happening and Putin has it stopped to keep his seaport and airbase open because his fleet is sinking and cannot land aircraft anymore.
Poor Obama and Mclaim, their last war is over and hopefully for good.
Putin will ridicule Traitorobama into sputtering rage.
Americans should see (but the snowflakes won’t) what a useless piece of traitorous excrement we’ve had in the White House for the past 8 years... as well as 435 floaters in the House who refused to impeach him.
I think this is Obama’s agenda all along. This Russian crap is just to distract the Public’s attention off the damage he is trying to do to Israel. I think hurting Israel as much as possible before he is evicted from the White House is his goal.
Obama plays tiddlywinks, Putin plays 3-D chess!
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