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In reply to the discussion: If you watched President Biden's press conference yesterday and watch cable TV this [View all]dwayneb
(819 posts)For sure they are only there to feather their own nests and the more sensational their statements, the better.
But Biden does have a problem with imprecise speech. He does not articulate ideas clearly and unambiguously and makes himself a target for all sorts of second guessing about his statements.
It's not just the talking heads that had a problem with Biden's confusing statement about Ukraine. It was the Ukrainians that made the statement about "green lighting" Putin. That is a lot more concerning that what the "analysts" on cable news say.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/19/russia-could-act-against-ukraine-at-any-moment-says-us
"There was an immediate dismayed reaction from Kyiv on Bidens choice of words, and his suggestion that a minor incursion would divide Nato and draw an uncertain response. One Ukrainian official told CNN it gives the green light to Putin to enter Ukraine at his pleasure.