Yes, bravado has done that for centuries.
But to me he does seem somewhat measured and the other thing is part of it is negotiating technique. He also said that Russia ought to deal with Syria since they’re in the neighborhood, we aren’t. He said we should take ISIS oil to destroy their wealth, which cuts to the core of their power. Doing that would be a lot less costy than some of the alternatives from what I can tell - but I could be wrong.
He talked about the smell after 9/11 and I had heard about it. I think he wants to try to make sure that doesn’t happen again.
syria has always been russian port
“He talked about the smell after 9/11”
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It was horrible. Never forget!