[McGruff]

My point was you can respect Putin as an opponent without being a PUTINISTA. Bush did.

[elhombrelibre]

Putin had to behave when Bush was president. That’s the difference, Boris.

[1rudeboy]

Define "respect." Post photos of him shirtless? Call him a "hero," and the "savior of Christianity?" Accept the "proclamations" of his mouthpieces as Gospel? [pun intended]

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