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tetedur

(820 posts)
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:32 PM Apr 2017

What is Tillerson doing in Russia? He had this trip scheduled for a while.

Putin has not set up a meeting with him. He is acting like he doesn't want to talk to him. Putin is dismissing accusations concerning the sarin attack by saying the USA also said Iraq had WMD and that was a lie. Trump used the same line of reasoning to accuse the intelligence services of fake news. I'm sure that pleases Trump.

Tillerson didn't have to go to Russia to make statements about Assad. He could have enunciated his thoughts anywhere in the world. So who is he talking to, the Russian ambassador? Why was he going to Russia before the Syrian gas attack?

Does he look like he's coming to Russia hat in hand? Can Putin use this visit to look like he's the man and Tillerson can just go home without even a conversation?

Is the gas attack and the following dust up an excuse to have serious "get togethers" to smooth things over?

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What is Tillerson doing in Russia? He had this trip scheduled for a while. (Original Post) tetedur Apr 2017 OP
Get orders from Putin nt doc03 Apr 2017 #1
Tillerson and Putin stand to make BILLIONS if they cooperate Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #2
Who would know? He doesn't have the press corp with him AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #3
There's a very good possibility C_U_L8R Apr 2017 #4

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
2. Tillerson and Putin stand to make BILLIONS if they cooperate
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:34 PM
Apr 2017

with their plan on oil.

So no matter what we are told, it is bullshit.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
3. Who would know? He doesn't have the press corp with him
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:38 PM
Apr 2017

Because these bastards dont feel the need to be held accountable and the dumbshits that support them are just.....too f*cking stupid for words. Arrrgh!!!

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