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‘Russian bear that hibernates’: Putin takes over Kaine-Pence debate fighting Russia ‘Russian bear that hibernates’: Kaine & Pence fight about Russia as Putin takes over VP debate
(35 minutes later)
Russia indeed impacts US elections quite a bit, yet mostly in the heads of vice presidential contenders. While Russians were sleeping soundly, Kaine and Pence locked horns over who’s stronger to fight Russia, making up some facts and even jokes on the way. Russia does have a big impact on US elections, but mostly in the heads of vice presidential contenders. While Russians were fast asleep, Kaine and Pence locked horns over who would be stronger on Russia, making up some facts and even jokes on the way.
Vladimir Putin loomed large at the only 90-minute Vice Presidential debate this election season, seizing much of Tim Kaine’s and Mike Pence’s attention. Vladimir Putin loomed large at the only 90-minute vice presidential debate this election season, seizing much of Tim Kaine’s and Mike Pence’s attention.
“You guys love Russia,” Kaine said, interrupting Pence and setting “the Russia tone” to the evening. “You both have said Vladimir Putin is a better leader than the president.” “You guys love Russia,” Kaine said, interrupting Pence and setting “the Russia tone” for the evening. “You both have said Vladimir Putin is a better leader than the president.”
“Donald Trump again and again has praised Vladimir Putin and it's clear he has business dealings with Russians that are connected to Putin,” Kaine said. Trump said in the first debate that he never met Putin and previously said that he didn’t have any business dealings in Russia. “Donald Trump again and again has praised Vladimir Putin, and it's clear he has business dealings with Russians that are connected to Putin,” Kaine said. Trump said in the first debate that he had never met Putin and has previously said that he didn’t have any business dealings in Russia.
Hillary Clinton’s VP pick called Putin “a dictator, not a leader,” saying those who think otherwise do not know “Russian history or Vladimir Putin,” unlike Clinton. Hillary Clinton’s VP pick called Putin “a dictator, not a leader,” saying those who think otherwise do not know “Russian history or Vladimir Putin” like Clinton does.
He also admitted that both Moscow and Washington had to work on many issues together and there are areas in which the two can cooperate. He also admitted that both Moscow and Washington had to work together on many issues and there are areas in which the two countries could cooperate.
The two spent roughly 20 minutes exchanging barbs over the Russian President, although Kaine did a slight detour talking about Trump's taxes. The two spent roughly 20 minutes exchanging barbs over the Russian President, although Kaine made a slight detour to talk about Trump’s taxes.
Donald Trump’s VP pick, Pence seemed no less enthusiastic to dedicate his time to discussing the Russian leader, using flamboyant words akin to Trumps’ speech. Donald Trump’s VP pick, Pence, appeared no less eager to disparage Russia’s leader, using flamboyant words akin to Trumps’.
"The small and bullying leader of Russia is not dictating terms to the United States," Pence said. "We have got to be able to lean into this with strong, broad-shouldered American leadership.""The small and bullying leader of Russia is not dictating terms to the United States," Pence said. "We have got to be able to lean into this with strong, broad-shouldered American leadership."
He seized the moment to talk about the need to increase the military budget. The American broad-shouldered leadership should begin with “rebuilding the military”, Pence said. He seized the moment to advocate increasing the US military’s budget. Broad-shouldered American leadership should begin with “rebuilding the military,” Pence said.
“The Russians and the Chinese have been making enormous investments into the military," Pence said as if forgetting the US has bigger military budget than the next 5 countries combined, including Russia and China. "We have the lowest number of troops since the beginning of the second world war,” he added. “The Russians and the Chinese have been making enormous investments into the military," Pence said, as if he had forgotten that the US has a bigger military budget than the next five countries combined, including Russia and China. "We have the lowest number of troops since the beginning of the second world war,” he added.
He went on to say that US should be ready to strike military targets of the Assad regime if Russian continues to be involved in what he called “barbaric actions” in Aleppo. Pence’s recipe to deter Moscow – finally deploy a missile defense shield in Poland and Czech Republic, that Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama pulled back on in 2009. Washington insisted that the missile defense system is not against Russia despite Moscow expressing its concerns. He went on to say that the US should be ready to strike the Syrian army if Russia continues to be involved in what he called “barbaric actions” in Aleppo. Pence’s recipe to deter Moscow – to finally deploy the missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pulled back on in 2009. Washington has insisted that the missile defense system is not directed against Russia, despite Moscow’s concerns.
Pence did not focus solely on the Russian leader, instead scolding Obama and Clinton for “awaking aggression in Russia.” Pence did not focus solely on the Russian leader, however, and also scolded Obama and Clinton for “awaking aggression in Russia.”
“Hillary Clinton, her number one priority was a reset of Russia. After the Russian Reset the Russians invaded Ukraine and took over Crimea,” he said.“Hillary Clinton, her number one priority was a reset of Russia. After the Russian Reset the Russians invaded Ukraine and took over Crimea,” he said.
Pence referred to Clinton-led “Reset” with Russia, yet omitting the whole turmoil in Ukraine in which the US took active role to Kiev launching military offensive on its citizens in the east and people in Crimea voting to become part of Russia. Pence referred to the Clinton-led “Reset” with Russia, yet omitted the whole tumultuous situation in Ukraine, in which the US has played an active role, that led to the new regime in Kiev launching a military offensive against its own citizens in the east after taking power in a violent coup and the people of Crimea voting to reunite with Russia.
Pence illustrated his point with an “old proverb” as he criticized the Obama administration’s and “weak and feckless foreign policy.” Pence illustrated his point with an “old proverb,” as he criticized the Obama administration’s “weak and feckless foreign policy.”
“There’s an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates,” he said. The proverb doesn’t exist. “There’s an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates,” he said... although that proverb doesn’t exist.
But as Pence himself said during the debate criticizing his counterpart: “This is the alternative universe of Washington DC versus reality.” However, as Pence himself said while criticizing his counterpart during the debate: “This is the alternative universe of Washington DC versus reality.”