President Obama’s approach on how to handle Russia seems to be “evolving” quickly:
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/564841217502892033
Come again?
Last month’s State of the Union speech:
"Today it is America that stands strong and united with our allies, while Russia is isolated, with its economy in tatters." —Obama #SOTU
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 21, 2015
Russia = Isolate and weakened.
Fast forward to today during President Obama’s press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
#BREAKING Obama says not looking for Russia to be 'contained' or 'weakened'
— AFP news agency (@AFP) February 9, 2015
Pres. Obama: "We are not looking for Russia to fail. We are not looking for Russia to be surrounded and contained and weakened."
— ABC News (@ABC) February 9, 2015
Step aside, strategic patience and made room for strategic impatience.
Condensed version:
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/564842738554634240
Has anybody seen the “re-set button” lately?