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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker
This has your panties in a wad how?
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I think humiliating Putin in a Press Conference setting is a collossaly stupid thing to do. He's an insecure man who needs to be publicly supported and privately rebuked. And you never criticise the leader himself when attempting to bridge gaps, you criticise the policies. Bush is giving everyone a clinic in how not to hold negotiations with other world leaders.
Sure, Bush needs to tell him those things and he's man enough to tell him to his face. But you don't do it on national television unless you have no idea who you are dealing with.
Bush's diplomatic skills are pitiful. My point wasn't that W should keep quiet about these important issues. I was comparing how remarkably effective Reagan was at getting results in similar theatres and how god-forsakingly awful W is.