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CCIP · 02-10-07, 03:08 PM

Surprised? I think it was said repeatedly by both men that they liked each other, and I'm quite certain they genuinely do. They do have a number of things in common; though I consider Putin to be a far superior politician (it's not so much a compliment as an acknowledgement of his combination of image control and strategic pragmatism, in both of which Bush suffers).

What impresses me about Putin (and don't get me wrong, I'm no fan and view his government critically at best) is that he is a very hard politician to attack. Though the West has been making digs at his 'undemocratization', at home he's been making those attacks look like a joke and in fact using them to enchance his standing. Practically for every criticism made of him, he's been able to respond in a way that makes him look better.

My favorite Putin moment: at the G8 summit, his retort to Bush's speech on Iraq and spreading democracy - "I don't think we want the same kind of democracy as in Iraq". I was rolling when I heard that :p

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Surprised? I think it was said repeatedly by both men that they liked each other, and I'm quite certain they genuinely do. They do have a number of things in common; though I consider Putin to be a far superior politician (it's not so much a compliment as an acknowledgement of his combination of image control and strategic pragmatism, in both of which Bush suffers). What impresses me about Putin (and don't get me wrong, I'm no fan and view his government critically at best) is that he is a very hard politician to attack. Though the West has been making digs at his 'undemocratization', at home he's been making those attacks look like a joke and in fact using them to enchance his standing. Practically for every criticism made of him, he's been able to respond in a way that makes him look better. My favorite Putin moment: at the G8 summit, his retort to Bush's speech on Iraq and spreading democracy - "I don't think we want the same kind of democracy as in Iraq". I was rolling when I heard that :p __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)