A few items come to mind, and FYI, I don't think the Mongols made much either.
Posted on 08/03/2014 3:52:58 PM PDT by BlopAndStop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama dismissed Russia as a nation that "doesn't make anything" and said in an interview with the Economist magazine that the West needs to be "pretty firm" with China as Beijingpushes to expand its role in the world economy.
Obama has tried to focus U.S. foreign policy on Asia, a response to China's economic and military might. But for months, that "pivot" has been overshadowed by a flurry of international crises, including Russia's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Russia is the world's third-largest oil producer and second-largest natural gas producer. Europe relies heavily on Russian energy exports, complicating the West's response to the Ukraine crisis.
Obama downplayed Moscow's role in the world, dismissing President Vladimir Putin as a leader causing short-term trouble for political gain that will hurt Russia in the long term.
"I do think it's important to keep perspective. Russia doesn't make anything," Obama said in the interview.
"Immigrants aren't rushing to Moscow in search of opportunity. The life expectancy of the Russian male is around 60 years old. The population is shrinking," he said.
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It doesn't have to. Unlike Obama's America, it's willing to pump and sell its vast reserves of oil and natural gas. In so-doing Putin holds a symbolic knife at the throats of Europe and Ukraine by threats to shut off their supply if they don't "behave."
A few items come to mind, and FYI, I don't think the Mongols made much either.
still sputtering, and muttering . . Where are your phone and pen from, jackass?
Maybe he needs to go to places like Detroit too.
Obama is such a little girl, maybe he should stick to putting curtains up in the white house or hiding behind his misses during a judo exhibition.
Then we’re going to have a tough time getting to the space station.
Exactly...especially now that the purpose of our Space program is Muslim outreach.
We could send them 12 million illegal aliens to shore up their shrinking population. I doubt if they have a lot of people wanting to get in. Mr. Snowden seems to be the exception.
Obama’s going to destroy America either by illegal immigrants or goading Putin into delivering a nuclear strike. But rest assured once the missiles are airborne he will be in Air Force 1 heading to Europe to meet with Soros to receive his bonus for a job well done.
Mr. niteowl77
What about Stoly???????????????????????
But China does. Looks like the Chinese will sell to them in exchange for energy.
The Russians make weapons.
Russia still makes rockets that can send a man into space.
Putin made Queen Putt the Marxist, Mooslim, Kenyan, Steaming Pant Load his bottom bitch.
My first thought. And caviar...I know that is not man made...but they export some of the finest.
A distant memory for me, sigh. These days it’s all about box wine and Skippy on crackers. :)
> and what has this UnAmerican Usurper has made for America? Nothing but creating chaos.
Chaoso to the 10th power
Russia makes some hot women. We can understand why obama knows nothing about that.
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