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When he had the summit with Putin he definitely was weirdly nice to him. I don't think he is controlled by Russians but I am sure Republicans would have thrown
by maxxxxx 7y ago
When he had the summit with Putin he definitely was weirdly nice to him. I don't think he is controlled by Russians but I am sure Republicans would have thrown a complete fit if Obama had publicly stated that he trusts Putin over the CIA like Trump did during the press conference.
Again, the point is that partisans willingly accept the same behavior from "their" guy that they would condemn from the "other" guy and they don't even notice how inconsistent this is.
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- topmonk 7y agoHe's always nice when he's dealing with a foreign power. The leader of China, Japan, North Korea... He's always been very respectful and polite to their face, but that doesn't mean he hasn't implemented tough policies against them. As regards to trusting Putin over the CIA, what was he supposed to do? Call Putin a liar to his face? Not only is that unwise, it goes against his style of negotiation as I mentioned previously.
- simonh 7y agoCalling Putin a liar to his face was not the only possible alternative to calling the CIA liars.
- turk73 7y agoBut the CIA is liars--and far worse than that. They have been caught in all manner of dastardly deeds including murder, extortion, drug smuggling, all of it. All the worst things you can imagine, someone in the CIA has utilized as a tool to get some kind of nebulous action completed.