...and it is somehow unpopular!!! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/11/news/putin.php
One politician's opinion, Putin's opinion, and you somehow think it's the truth?? Have you ever known a politician to speak the truth? By the way, how would you know the "truth", anyway?? ...did you learn that in school yesterday or something? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Baron Max
I have to correct myself, Putin did lie at one point. He said of Bush: ""He is an honest person. I know that he is open to dialogue - and he is open to persuasion," Putin said."
I was also surprised by the reactions. And gates comes across as a total asshole. Probably typical considering what Putin was trying to say. Apparently the US is also trying to put the same attitude on Russia. That's a mistake.
McCain instead of trying to deffend the position of US (OK, that was undeffendable by a PC argument) swashed back at Putin. He was correct in what he said, but it didn't make untrue what Putin said... Everybody wants to rule the world....
I dont trust Putin one inch, I will certainly believe no of his bull propaganda anymore than I would Bush`s
Well,you are not everybody. You are nobody... Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! You sound like Baron. Why is it so hard to decide a statement's truthfullness?
You don't have to trust him. The point is more that he is the first world leader who has send a clear message now to the USA. You have been pushing the boundaries and crossing them. Not that anyone in the US will listen, but it might cost them.
your introverted statement, which really states that putin tells lies since he is unpopular is irrelevant. As people dont go for truth, but for whats favorable. And putin does tell the truth.
Putin is cool. He is an utter bastard of course, but he is intelligent. And has style. Wouldn't want my life in his hands of course. He is cool from a safe distance.
believe me he is cool in short distance. the media is waging a war against putin and that is why they all bust about his totalitarian regime and such...which has nothing to do with reality. the guy forgave the chechen mfkz so that they have peace in Chechnya!!!! I mean I am a tolerable guy...but chechens...they should have been nuked many times already...
there wasnt a war for 40 years...there wont ever be a war. its sabre-rattling. and i applaud him for it. i love putin's political model. he is probably my favorite contemporary politician.
I'm not talking about a war with russia of course. That is going to cost russia. But russia does have an influence in world diplomacy and in small things such as arms trade. And they have oil. and the USA can't attack them because they have small and big nukes. I'll bet some US diplomates were troubled suddenly by their ulcer.
i saw it as putin drawing a line in the sand, letting the usa know that he wouldnt tolerate them disturbing the russian interests.
