Sen. Dick Durbin: No, Mitt Romney Wasn’t Right About Russia

SCHIEFFER Senator Durbin let ░░░░░░░░ start to get your ░░░░░░░░ to Mitt Romney earlier ░░░░░░░░ on this broadcast when ░░░░░░░░ suggested that the United ░░░░░░░░ should have been warning ░░░░░░░░ much earlier than we ░░░░░░░░ that there would be ░░░░░░░░ if he moved in ░░░░░░░░ Crimea and suggested that ░░░░░░░░ have had some impact ░░░░░░░░ what Putin did Do ░░░░░░░░ agree with that DURBIN ░░░░░░░░ Governor Romney had two ░░░░░░░░ first shown military force ░░░░░░░░ in the world might ░░░░░░░░ discouraged Putin I disagree ░░░░░░░░ does history In the ░░░░░░░░ of the Vietnam War ░░░░░░░░ United States was deeply ░░░░░░░░ in that war Brezhnev ░░░░░░░░ Czechoslovakia In the midst ░░░░░░░░ our wars in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan Putin invaded the ░░░░░░░░ of Georgia Let s ░░░░░░░░ it for what it ░░░░░░░░ Here is Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ a failing Soviet franchise ░░░░░░░░ when he can t ░░░░░░░░ the hearts and minds ░░░░░░░░ his neighboring nations he ░░░░░░░░ energy extortion masked gun ░░░░░░░░ and barbed wire Now ░░░░░░░░ is a bully we ░░░░░░░░ to call him for ░░░░░░░░ he is but this ░░░░░░░░ that some sanction is ░░░░░░░░ to stop a formal ░░░░░░░░ in the KGB from ░░░░░░░░ ambitions and Russian empire ░░░░░░░░ naive SCHIEFFER Should we ░░░░░░░░ recognized that early on ░░░░░░░░ DURBIN Well the fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is unilateral ░░░░░░░░ are good but not ░░░░░░░░ What the president has ░░░░░░░░ is first try to ░░░░░░░░ Try to stop the ░░░░░░░░ and referendum in Crimea ░░░░░░░░ didn t work But ░░░░░░░░ good effort was made ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Kerry by the ░░░░░░░░ by Angela Merkel and ░░░░░░░░ Now the president has ░░░░░░░░ some sanctions from the ░░░░░░░░ States and he s ░░░░░░░░ over to meet with ░░░░░░░░ allies When we have ░░░░░░░░ effort made at sanctions ░░░░░░░░ many other nations it ░░░░░░░░ potential of greater impact ░░░░░░░░ Russia and discouraging Putin ░░░░░░░░ One more question about ░░░░░░░░ Romney He says he ░░░░░░░░ t think of single ░░░░░░░░ in the world where ░░░░░░░░ United States today is ░░░░░░░░ in as high esteem ░░░░░░░░ it was before President ░░░░░░░░ became president What s ░░░░░░░░ response to that DURBIN ░░░░░░░░ Romney is suffering from ░░░░░░░░ amnesia Does he remember ░░░░░░░░ reaction of the rest ░░░░░░░░ the world to our ░░░░░░░░ of Iraq The fact ░░░░░░░░ that many of our ░░░░░░░░ allies of the past ░░░░░░░░ it was a terrible ░░░░░░░░ What President Obama has ░░░░░░░░ restore a working relationship ░░░░░░░░ bin Laden is gone ░░░░░░░░ war in Iraq is ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan is coming to ░░░░░░░░ close And this president ░░░░░░░░ worked with many of ░░░░░░░░ nations successfully to put ░░░░░░░░ on Iran with sanctions ░░░░░░░░ them to negotiating table ░░░░░░░░ m afraid Governor Romney ░░░░░░░░ those facts SCHIEFFER Well ░░░░░░░░ s talk about sanctions ░░░░░░░░ president has imposed some ░░░░░░░░ do you think they ░░░░░░░░ any impact at this ░░░░░░░░ DURBIN Well they certainly ░░░░░░░░ the stock market in ░░░░░░░░ for a few days ░░░░░░░░ weeks And they might ░░░░░░░░ to If Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ conscious and aware of ░░░░░░░░ standing in the world ░░░░░░░░ he has to understand ░░░░░░░░ aggression in Crimea not ░░░░░░░░ the reputation of Russia ░░░░░░░░ modern nation where you ░░░░░░░░ do business He s ░░░░░░░░ to the old Soviet ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ are going to hold ░░░░░░░░ and pull back as ░░░░░░░░ result of it I ░░░░░░░░ he may have second ░░░░░░░░