Hoover’s Diamond: A ‘Naivete’ in Obama’s Response to Russia and Putin
‘What I want to hear is an explicit acknowledgment, more forcefully, however painful it may be, that Russia has already distorted and probably tilted our democratic process’
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OBAMA: "The Russians can’t change us or significantly weaken us. They are a smaller country, they are a weaker country, their economy doesn’t produce anything that anybody wants to buy, except oil and gas and arms. They can impact us if we lose track of who we are. They can impact us if we abandon our values."
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JONES: "Was that effective, in your opinion, Larry?"
DIAMOND: "No, I have great respect for President Obama, but I think there is a current naivete in that."
JONES: "What do you think people want to hear?"
DIAMOND: "What I want to hear is an explicit acknowledgment, more forcefully, however painful it may be, that Russia has already distorted and probably tilted our democratic process."
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