It's time to put on our big boy/girl pants and think before we speak. Time to talk to each other. Time to realize that when Putin's is the calmest, most reasonable voice in the room, perhaps we need to stop and consider that. Time to not dismiss everything else he said just because he (like everyone else on the planet) does not like being told that we're better.
If you need to sit on the step by yourself for a minute to calm down, do feel free to do that. Come back when you're feeling a little more reasonable and can actually add something constructive to the conversation.
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Had I read this last autumn when you posted it, I'm sure I'd feel differently about it than I do now. Was this in re: Snowden or Syria or Sochi or something else (ooh, unintentional alliteration - bonus!)? I still stand by my comments prior to the Olympics that we (USA) should've boycotted them. Putin is a xenophobic, homophobic authoritarian thug. I think we ought to talk Putin when we next visit. :)
Yes, this was about Syria. And please note, I was not praising Putin. Far from it. Though his reasons were definitely suspect, he was the only one at the time saying that we needed to slow down and talk rather than just bombing the hell out of them.
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