even lying eyes can deceive people. Bush wants to beleive the best in people, yet is a realist enough to understand that what he is up against- He was trying to give the american public anm assurance he might not have felt himself totally- now we're beginning to see the REAL putin emerge, which to be honest I NEVER trusted the bloke- I've spent too many years spotting weasels & putin just fit the profile to a T. http://sacredscoop.com
What Bush said back then was pure diplomacy. I doubt he really felt he could trust Putin but it was a peace offering in the hopes that good relations would develope. And to a certain degree they did for a while.