How Putin and Netanyahu are exploiting the transition

nhboy

Ubi bene ibi patria
" What do you get when you mix eight years of grudges, complex geopolitics and four world leaders — including incoming and outgoing American presidents with diametrically opposing views of the world — all convinced that this is a make-or-break moment with historic implications? This week, apparently.

Presidential transitions tend to be quiet affairs, with the exiting and entering administrations almost merging for the 10 weeks between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Foreign leaders usually respect that.

But President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump don’t trust each other. And world leaders who have been looking for a change have seized on the chance to leverage the politics of having two diametrically opposed American leaders at once.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have come to hate Obama and the way he has dealt with them over the course of his presidency, have leapt at the chance, and Trump has moved quickly to encourage them.

Friday afternoon brought the stunner tweet (quickly retweeted by the Russian Embassy in Washington) in response to Russia’s decision to delay reciprocal sanctions in response to those Obama imposed Thursday as punishment for the hacking meant to influence the election for Trump: “Great move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart!” "

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/russia-israel-putin-netanyahu-trump-obama-233078
 

PsyOps

Pixelated
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have come to hate Obama and the way he has dealt with them over the course of his presidency, have leapt at the chance, and Trump has moved quickly to encourage them.

Isn't it fun to watch the left get all bent out of shape about how other countries are responding to the mess Obama has created; and trying to find a way to blame Trump?
 

tommyjo

New Member
Isn't it fun to watch the left get all bent out of shape about how other countries are responding to the mess Obama has created; and trying to find a way to blame Trump?

About as much "fun" as watching right wing morons get all bent out of shape during the Great Recession and trying to find a way to blame Mr. Obama for it.

Moron.
 

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
.... bent out of shape during the Great Recession and trying to find a way to blame Mr. Obama for it.

Moron.


then he certainly gets not credit for any economic recovery on his watch, because he ain't done #### to fix it
 
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