Kerry, Hagel and Russians Will Meet on Issues Imperiling Obama-Putin Visit

New York Times ^ | 8/6/13 | Michael D. Shear and Steven Lee Myers

[Nachum]

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plan to meet here in Washington with their Russian counterparts on Friday for a day of talks that could determine the fate of a September summit meeting between President Obama and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin. State Department officials on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the meeting with Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, and Sergei K. Shoigu, the defense minister. Jen Psaki, the State Department spokeswoman, said the four officials would discuss “a number of pressing bilateral and global issues.” “There’s a lot to discuss,´´Ms. Psaki said.

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[Viennacon]

Who the hell would want to meet with Osama Bin Barack, Heinz Lurch, and Schmuck Hagel?

Putin should cancel the meeting pre-emptively. That would be funny as heck.

[doc1019]

Here is were Putin gets the upper hand. With wimp Kerry representing gutless Obama, Putin has the advantage.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

At least Kerry, Hagel, and Putin have a mutual respect for Marx.

[txhurl]

Yeah.... tell the RATS he has a ‘cold’.

That would be funny.

[Revolting cat!]

[Mastador1]

Just tell them he’s busy with Reggie, Putin will believe that.

[jmacusa]

“At least Kerry, Hagel and Putin have a mutual respect for Marx.’’<< Which one, Karl or Groucho?

[Netz]

US team: So, you guys promise to release Snowden?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to ease up helping Syria?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to reduce your nuclear stockpile to our levels?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to help us on Afghanistan?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to help us in Iraq?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to help us with Iran's Nuke program?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to stop building up your defenses in Asia and the far East?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to abide by our RESET guidelines?
Russian team: Da
US team: So, you guys promise to lend us your heavy payload lift rockets to get us into space - together?
Russian team: Da
US team: Thanks so much for meeting us half way on these global issues, see you next week.
Russian team: Da

Putin to Russian Team: You guys want to break out the vodka and celebrate US decline now?
Russian team; Da!

[Cementjungle]

I would love to be a fly on the wall at that meeting.

[MasterGunner01]

With Kerry, Hagel, and Obama negotiating with Putin and his aides, what could possibly happen? Could anything good happen? [Just asking.]