HOWARD KURTZ: Why Biden’s shot at Putin badly boomeranged
that it was a major screwup–although some are claiming that he managed to send a strong message to the war criminal in Moscow.
But then, winding up in Warsaw, came the nine-word ad lib:"For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power." But White House aides quickly scrambled to walk it back. Of course Biden wasn’t talking about regime change! Why would anyone think that? Forcing Putin from power? No way.Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan, Armenia.
Do most of us agree that Putin is a horrible human being who should be toppled? Absolutely. But that doesn’t mean the president of the United States should be saying it out loud. Calling for the removal of the leader of a nuclear-armed power has grave consequences, sounding very much like a declaration of war.
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