Recently Henry Kissinger compared Obama's approach to foreign policy to a chess master playing simultaneous games with lesser players. Some members of the Moscow press seem to think their leaders were completely outplayed. Here is part of a summary in the Moscow Times.
"U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow was a master class par excellence in presidential leadership. He knew exactly why he was coming to Russia and took away with him everything he had wanted. Even while lavishing praise on the Russian leaders, Obama did not give ground on a single position. He achieved what was on his agenda in his negotiations with President Dmitry Medvedev while at the same time giving tremendous support to Russia’s civil society. This is not just a new president. This is a completely new type of global leadership. If Obama is able to manage the unprecedented challenges facing him, and if luck goes his way, he has a chance of becoming one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history. "
To read the rest of the article, click on http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/379421.htm
If you read carefully, you will see that while in Moscow, The Chess Master was also deftly playing his game with Iran and his game with our neocons.
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