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Putin is ex KGB - there's no way he should be trusted, even if Dubya looked "looked into his heart, soul or

It would be wise to remember we were going hat in hand asking the Russians to help us get bases in the 'Stans for the attack on Afganistan at the time. It would be nice if the Freepers remembered that part of the President's job some times is kissing up to thugs and bully boyes inorder to get what the US needs. Knee jerk Ideological purity may make for good talk radio or TV, it is utterly stupid in real world politics.

15 posted on 08/22/2006 12:59:14 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Elections are more important then the feelings of the POS Cons (Perpetually Offended Syndrome))

Point well taken. I've always felt that Dubya portrayed Putin as he wanted him to be, not as he really is. That can be a useful tactic sometime to get people to change, but "a leopard doesn't change his spots" and a KGB rat is still a rat.