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Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’
ABC News ^ | March 26, 2012 | Jake Tapper

Posted on 03/26/2012 6:47:21 AM PDT by RobinMasters

SEOUL, South Korea — At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have “more flexibility” to deal with controversial issues such as missile defense, but incoming Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to give him “space.”

The exchange was picked up by microphones as reporters were let into the room for remarks by the two leaders.

The exchange:

President Obama: On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it’s important for him to give me space.

President Medvedev: Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you…

President Obama: This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.

President Medvedev: I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: citizenoftheworld; dmitrymedvedev; flexigullibility; obamanation; russia; traitor; traitorattheverytop; traitorinchief
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To: RobinMasters

Why should he worry about missile defense? He already said the North Koreans can’t build reliable weapons.

As long as when these unreliable weapons come blasting across the country from North Korea, they bypass the rest of the country and head straight for DC, I’m fine with that!


21 posted on 03/26/2012 7:28:08 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: kabar

The POS is selling us out.

Right there in front of God and everybody.

Anybody who votes for him is a traitor to America.


22 posted on 03/26/2012 7:30:34 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: skeeter
Worth repeating:
If we think its been bad the past four years... we ain’t seen nothin yet.

23 posted on 03/26/2012 7:31:43 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1161 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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To: RobinMasters

After my election, I will shake the Etch-a-Sketch. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!


24 posted on 03/26/2012 7:33:54 AM PDT by DrC
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To: RobinMasters

What would anyone expect from this cancerous spawn of America hating communists?

Priority #1: More power by re-election. (all about him)

Priority #6943: The American people


25 posted on 03/26/2012 7:36:21 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (Welcome to the new USSA (United Socialist States of Amerika))
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To: Venturer
In addition to selling us out, as someone who spent 28 years as a diplomat, how stupid can Obama be to say something like that in public risking that it will be picked up?

Perhaps the only explanation is that Obama doesn't even want to say it in private in front of his own WH staff. Is he trying to strike a deal on his own without the knowledge of the State Department, DOD, and our intelligence agencies? What a dangerous fool. Moreover, in any negotiation, you don't signal concessions to your opponent at the outset. Very odd and disturbing.

26 posted on 03/26/2012 7:39:29 AM PDT by kabar
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I pray every day that he would lose by a landslide, then lose his ability to speak for the rest of his miserable life. Suitable punishment for someone who’s every breath spawns a lie.


27 posted on 03/26/2012 7:39:46 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: RobinMasters
After all the gushy Obummer coverage by ABC ... don't expect to see this on the ABC Evening News with Diane Sawyer ... or, per chance they do after all their top WH correspondent Jake Tapper initiated the story, it will be watered down & completely innocuous.
28 posted on 03/26/2012 7:43:25 AM PDT by BluH2o
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To: thethirddegree

My prayer is that he gets justice.


29 posted on 03/26/2012 7:46:18 AM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
"Translation: After my election I will ignore Congress and THE CONSTITUTION and do what I want.

Like he has been doing for the last 3 years.

30 posted on 03/26/2012 7:53:12 AM PDT by anoldafvet
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To: drypowder
thinking positively or has he been assured of another term?

He said it so "matter of factly". I have no doubt that he has no doubt he will be re-elected..........no matter what it takes.
31 posted on 03/26/2012 7:55:39 AM PDT by bearsgirl90
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To: anoldafvet

He needs to be brought to heel by the military.


32 posted on 03/26/2012 7:56:33 AM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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To: skeeter

A *true horror show* is coming, the likes of which we’ve never dreamed-of, and the likes of which America will probably not survive, intact. We’re well on the way, now. It can be stopped and slowly reversed, but we MUST GET THAT COMMIE, RACIST, HATE-AMERICA POS OF OUT OFFICE!


33 posted on 03/26/2012 7:57:08 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'll "vote for an orange juice can", over Barry 0bummer and another 4yrs of his Regime From Hell!)
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To: Iron Munro

Mr. Gingrich is about to kick Obama right in the a$$.


34 posted on 03/26/2012 7:58:34 AM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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To: RobinMasters

His plans to unilaterally disarm the country if carried out will be the death knell of our once great country. ABO 2012


35 posted on 03/26/2012 8:02:17 AM PDT by jesseam
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To: carriage_hill

You’ll have to stop the voter fraud first.


36 posted on 03/26/2012 8:02:58 AM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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To: carriage_hill
A *true horror show* is coming, the likes of which we’ve never dreamed-of, and the likes of which America will probably not survive, intact.

100% agree. If Obama is "re-elected", we WILL not survive intact. It's just a question of where the shooting begins.

And remember: this civil war will be a lot more like the Irish Republican Army vs. Britain than the North vs. South. There aren't that many geographical boundaries like our first Civil War. It will be neighborhood vs. neighborhood.

37 posted on 03/26/2012 8:05:16 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (I will vote against ANY presidential candidate who had non-citizen parents.)
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To: hedgetrimmer

I don’t think that doable, after so much of “their groundwork and infrastructure for fraud” has been laid over the years. We’ll have to do it too, and beat them at it, is my guess, but that’s an unpleasant and dishonest thought/action, isn’t it?


38 posted on 03/26/2012 8:09:19 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'll "vote for an orange juice can", over Barry 0bummer and another 4yrs of his Regime From Hell!)
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To: backwoods-engineer

“It will be neighborhood vs. neighborhood.”

And neighbor v neighbor, too. Most unpleasant situation, but reality, I’m afraid.


39 posted on 03/26/2012 8:11:26 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'll "vote for an orange juice can", over Barry 0bummer and another 4yrs of his Regime From Hell!)
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To: RobinMasters

I just related this exchange to a voter registered as an Independent, and he didn’t want to know, turned and left the room. I think this incident will impact conservatives but I bet most people are already actively editing out anything related to Obama or other stressful political stuff they hear.


40 posted on 03/26/2012 8:12:21 AM PDT by Coyote Choir
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