Let no one say that our President does not lead by example. An aide to French President Nicolas Sarkozy disclosed that he got Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to pull back from Georgia by saying that he would end up looking like Bush. Putin who pledged to hang Georgia President Saakashvili by his balls, immediately conceded the point.
While Bush once said that he looked into Putin’s eyes and saw a good man and a friend, it appears that his greatest influence over Putin is that of a tragic wretch.
Jean-David Levitte, Mr Sarkozy’s chief diplomatic adviser, reported the exchange that the conversation occurred with Russian tanks only 30 miles from Tbilisi on August 12. Putin told Sarkozy that “I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls. Sarkozy asked“Hang him?” and Putin said “Why not? The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein.”
Sarkozy’s response was “Yes but do you want to end up like [President] Bush?” Mr. Putin was briefly lost for words, then said: “Ah — you have scored a point there.”
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PSST..Sarkozy is the President of France. Francois Fillon is the Prime Minister.
themomcat:
Can we trade Bush for either or both? We’ll throw in Cheney too!
mespo:
Be patient. Not much longer.
It’s quite telling about the USA’s decline in international stature when being compared to the US President is an insult and a comparison any world leader, even the Russian Prime Minister, would want to avoid. What an embarrassment this President has been.
themomcat:
But we ought to at least get something for him don’t you think?
Mespo,
How about trading him for a president to be named later?