Posted on 08/07/2013 8:08:27 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat
Original title: "Russia Responds To Obama Snub: "We Are Disappointed... But The Snowden Situation Wasn't Created By Us" (had to be truncated)
Earlier we reported that in an act of embarassing political ineptitude not to mention detente reminiscent of the Cold War's worst days, the US president did his best Freudian transferrance attempt today by blaming Putin for his ever escalating headaches caused by one 30 year old NSA whistleblower, and cancelling bilateral talks with the Russian president. And can anyone blame him: with the US increasingly slighted by both superascedent eastern powers, Russia and China, the US finds itself in a position in which it has never been - where foreign nations get to simply say "no." Here is what else Russia is saying in the aftermath of Obama's childish response.
From BBC:
The Kremlin says it is "disappointed" the US cancelled bilateral talks in September, after Russia granted asylum to intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser said the move showed the US could not develop ties with Russia on an "equal basis".
Russian foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday Russia was not to blame over the Snowden affair.
"This decision is clearly linked to the situation with former agent of US special services [Edward] Snowden, which hasn't been created by us," he said during a phone conference with the press.
"For many years, the Americans have avoided signing an extradition agreement," Mr Ushakov said, "And they have invariably responded negatively to our requests for extradition of people who committed crimes on the territory of Russia, pointing at the absence of such agreement."
But he added the invitation for the bilateral summit was still open.
"Russian representatives are ready to continue working together with American partners on all key issues on the bilateral and multilateral agenda," Mr Ushakov said.
It's sad when Russia makes more sense than the American president. And speaking of the American president, here is his official stance for the reason he escalated:
The decision to cancel the US-Russia summit comes the day after Mr Obama appeared on an evening chat show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, in which he condemned a newly enacted anti-gay law in Russia.
"I have no patience for countries that try to treat gays or lesbians or transgender persons in ways that intimidate them or are harmful to them," Mr Obama said.
So... it's all about the homosexuals?
Then again, as always happens in politics, it is likely all just for show...
When even the GLOBE compares the two, it’s not hard to see what’s going on. The scary thing is that most voters either are blindly loyal (pro-amnesty zealots who haven’t noticed that the GOP is helping Obama), don’t care, or are addicted to the freebies.
“...Stepford Press Corp...”
I like that...
How many folks under 40 remember that movie, “The Stepford Wives”, I wonder...
Don’t feel bad, rcrngroup... SOL rings the “here comes gun control again” bell, pings me, and KNOWS I MUST answer it... Hahah!
He’s sorta like Pavlov with this stuff... only not so Soviet...and probably without the accent ... or the Borscht body odor....
SOL...who loves ya, baby?? Hahaha!
It made 1989 a good year ; )
Yes. That shoe will drop.
If one white guy owns a gun in YOUR neighborhood, then no black child anywhere in America is safe.
Save the children, turn your guns into police, do it for Gabbby.
” If one white guy owns a gun in YOUR neighborhood, then no black child anywhere in America is safe.
Save the children, turn your guns into police, do it for Gabbby. “
I am Gabrielle Giffords, here at the local Safeway, and I approve this message. “
“..I am Gabrielle Giffords, here at the local Safeway, and I approve this message...”
“And Oh, by the way... I’m an NRA member too!!”
Of course!
The thing about the Pacific is that there was NOWHERE to go to get away from it.
You’re on an island with 20K odd Japanese Rikusentai - their “Special Naval Landing Force” (Imperial Marines) who are bound and determined to f*** your world up before they die.
You destroy them, and then move on to the next island with more of them there... over and over.
I bet every one of those guys got on their knees and thanked the Lord when they heard about Fat man and Little Boy going off on August 6 and August 9th...
No doubt
Was your Dad evac’d off the island? Was he in any of the other subsequent landings?
What does Obama have to nsay about the perssecution of the Coptic Christians in Egypt?
:::::::::crickets chirping::::::::::
Peleliu was it for my dad.
They sent him stateside after his injuries.
Thank God he lived...
It’s amazing how fragile our bodies are, yet the amount of punishment they can take.
My Dad suffered a heart attack in his early forties, then a paralyzing stroke (I was 7 or 8). He lived like that for 9 years, then another stroke killed him. He was 54 when he died.
He survived combat wounds in The Bulge and in Germany, but health eventually took him out...31 years later. He was all scarred up from shell splinters and the bullet wound.
Putin: “Barry who? Oh that bozo. I understand he can’t afford the air fare. Ship him a case of borscht and be done with it.”
Obama is making a decent effort at pretending that he actually cares that Edward Snowden will be forced to give up everything to Putins Russia...their KGB or FSB or whoever will be analyzing Snowdens 4 laptops
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