The Obama State Dept sent Vlad Putin of Russia a "secret note". It offered to scrap our European missile defense plans in exchange for them helping us control Iran's nuclear ambitions. The Russians LAUGHED THEIR ASSES OFF. They declined the offer and leaked the "secret note" the international press to embarrass America.

What clueless Odumbo didn't grasp is that the Russians want trouble in the Mideast because it drives up the price of oil, which is their prime source of income. That is the reason they've been selling nuke materials to Iran and helping them arm themselves all along.

When the Russians finally stopped laughing, they moved on to stunned disbelief at the amatuerish overture. The secret note is what one might expect from a high school kid who got to be President for one day. For over 1000 years nations have avoided this kind of embarrassent by using diplomacy. This is where an underling from country A feels out an underling from country B before a leader risks putting his ass out there and looking the incompetent fool.