For Those Who Talk of Obama’s Brilliance
Comes this gem from HotAir:
Referring to the long history of Russia-U.S. trade stretching back more than two centuries, Obama told an audience of business people in Moscow:
“Along the way, you gave us a pretty good deal on Alaska. Thank you.”
Czar Alexander II’s sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million in gold, around 1.9 cents per acre, was regarded by Russians as a national disgrace — particularly once it became clear that the province was rich in oil.
Pointing out something that is sure to annoy the Russians is surely good diplomacy. And this is probably WITH his vaunted teleprompter.
