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And Putin looked Biden in the eye, smiled, and said "So, we understand each other."
by nealabq 6y ago
And Putin looked Biden in the eye, smiled, and said "So, we understand each other."
- NetOpWibby 6y agoReally?! That’s stone cold.
- epicureanideal 6y agoApparently it’s true. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-biden-idUSKBN0FQ1CU20140721 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-biden-idUSKBN0... > "I said, 'Mr. Prime Minister, I'm looking into your eyes, and I don’t think you have a soul,'" Biden told the magazine. "He looked back at me, and he smiled, and he said, 'We understand one another.'"
- NetOpWibby 6y agoThat just gave me chills.
- JackFr 6y agoAnd then everyone on line behind him applauded. The source is Joe Biden. There is absolutely no way that actually went down as he described it.
- bsenftner 6y agoSmart reply; this is in the context of international negotiations - Putin's response is the correct response for Biden's little attack: it takes his statement of defect and turns it into a statement a power. That is astute.
- majewsky 6y agoThat reminds me of a one-line summary of the Cold War: "The Americans play Poker. The Russians play Chess."