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Originally Posted by Pio1980
I dunno how we could have participated without being made out as rubber stamp approval of Putin and his policies.
Mebbe next time.
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I disagree. I don't see our participation in the celebration as being any kind of rubber stamp for Putin any more than our participation in the actual war was a rubber stamp of Stalin. It would have been an acknowledgement of our shared participation and our shared sacrifice during a time of great crisis. It would also be a reminder that cooperation toward shared goals, despite any possible short-term differences, is both possible and essential.
Of course, Obama has scuppered any such hopes for the moment.