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Originally Posted by The Rubix Cuban
Yeah, well good thing McCain isn't going to get elected.
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Well, The Rubix Cuban, Bush is known in Europe and the rest of the world as goofy clown.
John McCain (if elected) will be known as angry clown. In fact, DMITRY MEDVEDEV is already laughing at him saying that
It is very clear that the idea of excluding Russia or putting pressure on Russia simply cannot be taken seriously.
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Interview with journalists from the G8 countries
July 3, 2008
Recorded on July 1 in Moscow
CLIFFORD J. LEVY: Mr President, I want to ask a question about John McCain.
You know that McCain proposed excluding Russia from the G8. Do you think that if McCain wins the election it will be difficult to establish good relations between Russia and the USA?
DMITRY MEDVEDEV: I think that the American economy’s ability to resist crises, and this is something the treasury secretary, Mr Paulson, spoke eloquently about yesterday, is linked to the fact that overall, the United States tries to follow a balanced policy. This policy should not depend on who stands at the helm. I do not want to comment therefore on individual statements related to the election campaign. As far as I know, no one has said anything specifically about this lately.
It is very clear that the idea of excluding Russia or putting pressure on Russia simply cannot be taken seriously. The G8 does not exist because of someone’s likes or dislikes, but because these are objectively the biggest economies and biggest players in terms of foreign policy influence. Attempts to restrict anyone in this capacity would at the very least be damaging to the entire world order.
I think there is nothing more I can really say on this subject. I am sure that any administration in the United States, if it wants to achieve success, including in overcoming what is essentially a depression on its economic market today, will have to follow a pragmatic line both at home and abroad.
http://kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2008/...6_203509.shtml
Medvedev brushes aside Russia's critics ahead of G8