Well, to me, it seems that this is something of a reward for bad behavior. I wasn't really wild about having the first summit just for that reason. I mean, what has Putin or Russia done lately that would merit a summit with the president of the United States?
James Clapper expresses his concerns about the implications of inviting Putin to the White House, viewing it as a reward for negative actions by Russia.
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Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.
Well, no, it doesn't. And the fact that none of this makes sense, but most acutely, I think, nuclear-related information.
The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.
I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
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