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iemanja

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69. the president's role is not to make wishes

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:04 PM

Mar 2022

His statement was taken as a threat by Moscow, which is why he had to walk it back. It is irrelevant whether we all think Putin needs to go. The issue is what the US is going to do about it, and it turns out the Biden administration has no intention of forcing him out of power. Therefore his words were not well chosen. I expect they were ad libed.

I understand the trend here is to proclaim everything that Biden does is brilliant. He is a very good president, but he is not infallible. No one is.

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Why is everyone in an uproar? [View all] imanamerican63 Mar 2022 OP

Wut EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #1

President Biden, is simply adding his voice to the millions of others worldwide saying the same. Magoo48 Mar 2022 #2

Repub and Russian agitprop for useful idiots. Hortensis Mar 2022 #3

+1 -K&R onetexan Mar 2022 #68

I was thinking the same Tickle Mar 2022 #4

Same here Rebl2 Mar 2022 #10

However, you are supposed to say it about your own President. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #54

Go figure 😑 Rebl2 Mar 2022 #56

Why is it a gaff when it is the truth for a change. Putin threatens the world with nuclear doc03 Mar 2022 #5

Trumpistas prefer the Helsinki approach Zambero Mar 2022 #6

Because he has a D behind his name Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #7

Exactly! WinstonSmith4740 Mar 2022 #18

All this!!! Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #60

Bingo. KPN Mar 2022 #28

And bc the outrage is RW manufactured. live love laugh Mar 2022 #66

Because he was correct Farmer-Rick Mar 2022 #8

Ditto the MSM by association. It isn't KPN Mar 2022 #29

Republicans Are Mostly Traitors Democrats Defend Democracy DanieRains Mar 2022 #35

being 'correct' - is not cover for blundering about stopdiggin Mar 2022 #50

Well said Zeitghost Mar 2022 #57

I don't care who thinks it was a blunder or a misstep Farmer-Rick Mar 2022 #65

I have nothing but contempt for the "tellin' it like stopdiggin Mar 2022 #67

BeCause They're Fools Me. Mar 2022 #9

+100! I've been trying to figure out why the media is all fixated on that. skylucy Mar 2022 #11

Because the 1% controlled media will take every opportunity to spin Biden negatively. Tommymac Mar 2022 #15

The 1% controlled media that sold out to Putrid. I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #72

+1 nt Tommymac Mar 2022 #74

After years of "Benghazi!" and "Lock Her Up!", now we are supposed to play nice? Midnight Writer Mar 2022 #12

Because it sounded like he called for regime change on the international stage. Yorkie Mom Mar 2022 #13

Macron is a tool. He can go stuff it. President Biden was speaking for The Majority of The People Tommymac Mar 2022 #16

Joe's people walked it back. Yorkie Mom Mar 2022 #19

IMO Joe said the right thing. He knew EXACTLY what he was saying. Tommymac Mar 2022 #21

I agree. KPN Mar 2022 #33

IT WAS NOT REGIME CHANGE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!! paleotn Mar 2022 #23

It was interpreted that way by MOST of the world. Yorkie Mom Mar 2022 #32

Not blaming you. Most of the world didn't interpret it like that.... paleotn Mar 2022 #38

yes. it was a misstep, and a rare blunder stopdiggin Mar 2022 #44

So the "walking back the conflict" stage included them using white phosphorus or thermite yesterday? Nevilledog Mar 2022 #27

100% !! stopdiggin Mar 2022 #46

I'm not, therefore everybody isn't. bluedigger Mar 2022 #14

agree 100% barbtries Mar 2022 #17

I'm in an uproar because Republicans are trying to destroy our democracy. CaptainTruth Mar 2022 #20

It's the daily, manufactured trauma drama dlk Mar 2022 #22

Biden did not mean regime change. paleotn Mar 2022 #24

all true. and yet it was rather clumsy stopdiggin Mar 2022 #40

I don't think it was a clumsy fumble at all. paleotn Mar 2022 #47

and the walk-back? by his own people stopdiggin Mar 2022 #55

Hell I want him to put a bounty on his head! Emile Mar 2022 #25

which is exactly why it was stopdiggin Mar 2022 #37

Biden needs to tell the State Department to stop apologizing to Putin. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #26

It was a message to the Russian people. DFW Mar 2022 #30

THIS KPN Mar 2022 #34

Legitimate political discourse. sop Mar 2022 #53

He should double down relayerbob Mar 2022 #31

I believe they already got that message with his first KPN Mar 2022 #36

Oh, I agree, that was the message. relayerbob Mar 2022 #42

.... KPN Mar 2022 #43

But it's okay to say it about Kim Jong Un kskiska Mar 2022 #39

Three rules of Repubes: "Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct." If Biden had not said that about Putin, LaMouffette Mar 2022 #41

No shit! BlueJac Mar 2022 #45

Well, it's not considered polite or diplomatic to call for the ouster of a nation's leader Fiendish Thingy Mar 2022 #48

Bombing hospitals isn't either relayerbob Mar 2022 #51

How does this relate to Biden's statement? iemanja Mar 2022 #70

Not one sanction should be removed until he out! randr Mar 2022 #49

Exactly right. Joinfortmill Mar 2022 #52

Ted Lieu scipan Mar 2022 #58

Has Putin ever responded to politeness? peggysue2 Mar 2022 #59

If it was a warning shot iemanja Mar 2022 #71

True, regime change won't come from the outside peggysue2 Mar 2022 #75

I'm not so everyone isn't in an uproar Kaleva Mar 2022 #61

Everyone's in an uproar because Joe had the guts to say it out loud. Talitha Mar 2022 #62

He was exactly right BumRushDaShow Mar 2022 #63

Not everyone kcr Mar 2022 #64

the president's role is not to make wishes iemanja Mar 2022 #69

A truth better left unspoken, but it doesn't bother me very much since it is so very true n/t Silent3 Mar 2022 #73

It's mostly the Putin Party nt Sunsky Mar 2022 #76