Samantha Power, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. talks with Rachel Maddow about how Russia took such a dark turn as a country under Putin in the aftermath of the Cold War, and the importance of disagreement and deliberation in a functional White House.
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Samantha Power: Russia Exceeded My Worst Expectations | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Wow, that was an amazing statement to Russia.
Thank goodness for President Trump
1st non globalist President in decades
DONALD TRUMP 2020
NOW MORE THAN EVER
Dander Spat as there is only one species of sapiens on this planet, what do people like you have against the human race working together to make things better for everyone? Is it that the world is a globe, and you believe it’s flat? Or you hate your relatives?
@DAYBROK3
I never said anything that you are presupposing
You might ask yourself that same list of questions over and over again
Ah, for the days when America had diplomacy instead of drama, when we were led by principles instead of pouting..
ruth depew Like Syrian civil war, over 500 million dead kind of principles? Ya, I don’t miss those. (Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Yemen…. all started on Obummers watch.)
@James Hutchins Yeah…well you are not a patriot because patriots dont go to war whenever they are told to they go when it is justified….and though I am a right wing patriot I agree with MA. You are just a tool!
More or less…still a warmongering nation and forcing “regime change” in other countries just not quite so out in the open and with a little more finesse.
It Is All The Left Does Is Pout.
Trump is emulating Putin his master and that’s why we have a puppet as a president.
Prime example when USA was represented by a bright, professional, cultural, humanitarian, patriotic, a lady. When USA was admired and respected.
@Alex Hamilton A little world traveling might expand your horizons. There are a lot of interesting sights that you can’t get from pictures or movies.
@Mind Freshener You should give up those “alternative facts.” Ms. Power was born in London a female. You are exposing your ignorance with such an inane comment.
@John Swofford Thank you for speaking out here. So few decent, caring people in this country now.
I have been fortunate to live in Europe and the Far East and know without a doubt that having done so my understanding of the differences in cultures should be what brings us together instead of tearing us apart.
So many people in the US don’t have the first clue about anyone past their county line. They get the first hint someone with a different shade of skin might move into town and the hooded sheets come out and the hateful speech begins.
Europeans are better educated now than students in the US and if narrow-minded people think this country can remain a world power without proper education, folks have another thing coming.
Europeans pay higher taxes than Americans do but they get health care, paid vacations, maternity leave for both parents in some cases and paid college or higher education.
We in the US can’t be have those things bcas idiots call it socialist.
Improving the future for young people is not socialist, it is smart.
There is no way the US can maintain it’s place in the world when every other country in the world manages to improve with change.
Our politicians don’t want citizens to be better educated bcas if they were then people may get a clue and demand term limits and no super pacs and an end to gerrymandering.
The fact our leaders can do things like that is enough to show corruption and it’s right in our face!
The US is in trouble unless we get rid of this corruption.
Who had a key role in pushing the US into a disastrous war in Libya, after which she make friends with war criminal Kissinger. Yeah great times.
Oh how we miss you America, time to move on though so best of luck
Pete hilll,
what exactly do you miss?
Alex Hamilton the world working together for shared values not only national gain and where dictators and bad actors were punished not rewarded.
@Alex Hamilton you don’t really want to know, or to learn anything. Like Mind Trashener you are clearly cemented into your aggressive and jingoism-above-all posture, and resistant to fact, decency, morality, humanity, and any other worthy goal. You glow like a neon sign: “only I count!!!”. Got it, buddy, We hear you.
@Pete hilll, good luck to you and the rest of the world. we were far from perfect but putin is pulling the strings on our Presidunce and the oligarch owned, fascist GOP has a stranglehold on our government.
we may never recover.
Sanders/Gabbard2020 or the dream is over.
Glad to see the word fiat coming back. Not so glad to see fiats coming back.
JEEP RENAGADE, made by Fiat, yup the famous WW2 Americain JEEP
Its simple russia’s being lead by a psychopath. No, nothing is too far and shames them. Diplomacy is pointless. And now the USA appointed a psychopath as well who is working for putin or at the very least decided to do crime with putin and helps putin for personal gain. Trying to be friends with them is pointless. The best thing you can do is contain them while you protect your own people from them.
The clip of the 2016 UN speech sounds like she is talking to 45.
Back when ‘Only the best people’ actually meant something.
Dudes in drag?
@Mind Freshener If that’s your preference then go with it sweetie…you be you!
@Douglas LMFAO But on a more serious note, it is worth saying to any republicans who might be reading this, you must know by now that Trump is dismantling your National Security apparatuses so as to complete his side of the agreement with Putin. Putin is the real power in the WH now. Nothing Trump will ever do will be in the US best interest. Just know that and that you were told so you will never be able to tell anyone that you weren’t warned.
@D Ross Well said! The counter-intelligence investigation into trump has not come out (it may not even be complete yet!)…I believe it will be another important piece of evidence into the impeachment of this clown.
Was she the best person when she was advising Obama to intervene in Libya? Now Libya is a hot bed of Islamic extremism and has actual slave markets.
Unmasking assets puts their lives at risk
What a breath of fresh air. I’m sure the base will call it socializm.
The US used to have a corp of skilled and knowledgeable diplomats. Today, we have Trump and photo-ops because Trump believes he has special skills in dealing with foreign powers. He is completely wrong and it will take decades to build up the trust Trump has lost due to his ignorance of history and world matters.
Frankly, in that opening clip, I thought she was talking about the US. Has she forgot who created Saddam (and the Iraq-Iran war) and the Taliban? Who trained Osama Bin Laden? And much more…
jup true.
Somebody tell Samantha Ukraine called…. they want Crimea back.
“Are you truly incapable of shame?” <--------------- You should direct that question to trump as well.
We really do miss President Obama as our POTUS.
Hope we will be seeing much more of this woman! Her’s is a voice of experience and sanity.
She was a lying warmonger
SAMANTHA POWERS , WHAT A WINNER !! (NOT !!) ANOTHER SPECIAL DEMOCRAT PLAYER !! AND MADCOW , I HEAR YOU LOST 60% OF YOUR VIEWERS , AND COUNTING !! 🐴
So talks the master of death and double standard