May 6, 2005
NO SCARE IN THE BEAR:
Russia Objects to Bush Visit to Neighbors; Rice Replies (ELISABETH BUMILLER, 5/06/05, NY Times)
Shortly after the White House announced that President Bush would expand his trip to Moscow on Monday with stops to promote democracy in the former Soviet republics of Latvia and Georgia, the Russian foreign minister took the unusual step of sending a letter of protest to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Americans who have seen the letter describe it as an audacious objection by Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov to the itinerary of the president of the United States. Ms. Rice promptly shot back, in effect, that Mr. Bush could visit whatever countries he wished.
"Rice doesn't scare worth a damn," said a senior Bush administration official who insisted on anonymity because he did not want to be identified as taunting Moscow.
Hard to bully when you're supine. Posted by Orrin Judd at May 6, 2005 7:44 AM
You underestimate the bear (www.thefinalphase.com), but I found the following comment quite funny:
"Rice doesn't scare worth a damn," said a senior Bush administration official who insisted on anonymity because he did not want to be identified as taunting Moscow.
Posted by: Mark at May 6, 2005 10:30 AM"rice gave the russian foreign minister a quick couple of slaps in the face, and told him he would take it and like it. the minister broke into tears and fled the room."
Posted by: cjm at May 6, 2005 7:54 PMRemember when Molotove complained to Truman - "I have never been talked to like that in my life"?
Of course, we all know Stalin said much worse to him (and jailed his wife), but he didn't complain about that, now did he?
Posted by: ratbert at May 7, 2005 1:05 AM