How conveniently they neglect the fact that Hillary gave Putin that silly reset button.
Or that every POTUS, Democrat and Republican, has called to congratulate nearly every tinpot despot who ever won a rigged election over the past century.
It’s called DIPLOMACY. In other words, there is no point in going out of our way to trash relations with a foreign country until we have to.
If Obama did it they’d all be claiming it was BRILLIANT.
“President Obama called Russian President-elect and Prime Minister Putin to congratulate him on his recent victory in the Russian Presidential election,” the White House said in a late Friday afternoon statement (read: news dump) about the Friday morning phone call between the two leaders.
“President Obama highlighted achievements in U.S.-Russia relations over the past three years with President Medvedev, including cooperation on Afghanistan, the conclusion and ratification of the START agreement, Russia’s recent invitation to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) and cooperation on Iran,” the statement read. “President Obama and President-Elect Putin agreed that the successful reset in relations should be built upon during the coming years.”
Foreign Policy Magazine
By Josh Rogin | March 9, 2012, 7:52 PM