Diplomatic Rift With Putin Grows as Obama Cancels

Wall Street Journal ^ | August 7, 2013 | CAROL E. LEE and ALAN CULLISON

[lbryce]

President Barack Obama's decision to pull out of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month punctuates a steady decline in relations and represents an unusually sharp rebuke for an administration pledged to engaging adversaries.

Mr. Obama had planned to meet in early September with Mr. Putin before going to a Group of 20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. The White House said Wednesday he will still attend the G-20.

The decision comes after Russia decided to grant asylum, over White House objections, to Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified information.

[lbryce]

Not meeting Putin means less US secrets revealed to Putin. Putin's loss as Obama's open microphone pledge of flexibility after getting re-elected has Obama not playing nice with Russia's jack-of-all-trades, Man For All Seasons.

[gotribe]

obama’s a pussy. My President should give him a good old fashioned Russian slap.

[gaijin]

The re-set is a failure, but look at it this way:

At least he made up for it by closing Gitmo, right?

And stopping the drone attacks.

And cutting spending.

[VRW Conspirator]

How’s that reset button working for you, Obama. Oops, that was the fire alarm.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Pooty Poo has figured out that Barry is a phony.

[Venturer]

I am pretty sure Putin is glad he doesn’t have to meet with our girly boy.

[NonValueAdded]

Does “no preconditions” ring a bell, Barack?

[newnhdad]

Barry can no longer show-off his flexibility for Vlad..

[traditional1]

It wasn’t the decision of The Messiah; Putin doesn’t want a faggot in his house.....

[Vendome]

Poosy.

All that accomplished was further demonstration of how small you are and further diminished by lame azz, fairy handed tactics that accomplished nothing.

Then again you weren’t going to follow through on your public announcement to Medved . . .

[laplata]

I am pretty sure Putin is glad he doesn’t have to meet with our girly boy.

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Putin detests Obama for many reasons.

[Terry L Smith]

The boy-queer-king does not like a man who can
physically kill another man, showing him up to his
butch wife.

[DuncanWaring]

Unless Pooty Poo is an absolute moron, he knew that before The Won was ever elected.

[Revolting cat!]

Obumster doesn’t want to answer Putty’s question about NSA tracking Russian phone calls.

[null and void]

So do I...

[Ronin]

He was obviously afraid the Putin would give him a wedgie and noogie him until he cried.

[jyro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OIuXWH_ytxA

[Zuben Elgenubi]

THIS is Zero’s Stonewall!

[CrazyIvan]

I'm hoping for a swirly.