Posted on 04/12/2017 8:40:39 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Despite speculations to the contrary, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Some observers claimed this wouldnt happen due to the tension between the two nations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting US Secretary of State Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the Kremlin, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday evening.
Peskov did not elaborate on what the three discussed. Earlier in the day, Tillerson held a meeting with Sergey Lavrov.
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This could all just be about the optics. Trump and Putin both preferring to see the other (stooping if you will) first meeting with their emissary.
And, so Putin stoops to meet with Trump’s emissary
Yep, and just in general. You can tell immediately if a man is faking gravitas.
Watch most Senators/Congressman give interviews and you can detect the talking points in the answer to the first question. You can watch people like Rex Tillerson and tell in five seconds that he’s the intelligent opposite.
I think he’s of the Mattis mold where the belief that the more allies you have, the more powerful you are (instead of being an absolute hard-liner on principle). Here’s hoping there’s enough principle to guide him in endeavors like this.
Yeah, you’re right I’m a communist. However most wars have a lot of stupidity causing them. I think Putin wants to scare us and make hay before we’re ready. Goodby.
Who does Russia have in this new world of ours?
Iran, Syria and North Korea?
They had better change who they keep for company, they are just on the wrong side of everything,with very few friends.
Douche bags all.
Trump does not want to be involved with their civil war and stated so...
we are not going in.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I wouldn’t count on it if Sarin gas is used again.We are just beginning to understand just how wily President Trump is.
LOL. They dont call it Russian Negotiating for nothing.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Where do you think Russian Roulette was invented? LOL.
The Russians are Playing Russian Roulette. T-Rex is not.
Trump and Tillerson are turning the screws on the Ruskies.
...”I wouldnt count on it if Sarin gas is used again.We are just beginning to understand just how wily President Trump is.”....
That is true..and as others have said the rebels who want Assad to go could very well use another chemical attack to get Trump “to do more” of what they want...as they said. Heck even our warmongers in congress could get one of McCains terrorist friends over there to set one off for some cold hard cash.
Meanwhile....All Journalists in N.Korea are to be ready to go at 6;20AM...all cell phone communication is now off at N.Koreas request.
Me too. I’m glad I was alive and aware of what a great President Reagan was even though I was only a teenager. I remember watching TV with my Dad during election night when he beat Carter, even though I was around 9 at the time. I remember sitting in a high school history class, the irony, when we were told the Space Shuttle exploded. And I remember them playing his speech over the intercom while we cried.
Ok, so, after your comment about Mattis’ press conference and it being a huge disappointment to you I just went and watched it for the first time.
I have to say, I completely disagree with your assessment.
He said he had absolutely no doubt it was Assad and his regime. I don’t know exactly what else you want from him. I don’t think he’s going to show the world our intelligence on this, because this is no longer the Obama Administration where they were constantly vomiting at the mouth.
Just be thankful that the chickenhawks here on FR have no real government power. There’s lots of sabre-rattling around here, but not a lot of thought. Unless that thought is “You only get peace through war”, “Only massive military build-ups will insure that no one threatens us”, or the ever so insightful “Why don’t we just nuke them?”
Interesting. I’m in no way convinced it was Assad. And neither is Ann Coulter:
I like Tillerson very much. He is capable of keeping the ship on even keel come what may Not so sure Trump is, after blasting Syrian airfield for what I consider little evidence Assad was to blame for gas attack .
Ann Coulter is ticked at Trump too:
AHA!!!!! Proof that the Trump admin is meeting with Putin's people!!!!!
What Tillerson said about Saudi Arabia is disgusting.
I watched 20 of my friends get murdered in the WTC. The Bushes and Rex Tillerson can go kill themselves. Anything short of destroying Saudi Arabia is an affront to civilization.
Again. Phuck Rex Tillerson and Phuck Saudi Arabia. I’m sick of Saudi sycophants.
I miss my friends. They didn’t deserve to die, but the Saudis do. Every stinking one of them. Every stinking one.
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