I think Obama's reported letter to Russia soliciting their help with Iran is at best a "rookie" mistake, but most likely illustrates an on going problem Obama has had with saying one thing to one group and saying something contradictory to another group during his campaign. That does not work very well on a global scale. I am wondering what the leaders in some of those Eastern European countries are feeling about our new President. Bush spoke in simple terms, but he did speak clearly and had no secrete agendas.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has offered to back off deploying a new missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Russia helps stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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Obama writes Russia president about Iran, missiles
Oh, and a few questions for those who felt Bush lied about intel, how do we know Iran is building nuclear weapons? When did we conclude this? Why hasn't Obama started his "engagements"? If we are now more respected, why negotiate with Russia on this issue?