[MSN.com] Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Europe and the Seventh Army Mark Hertling responded to President Donald Trump greeting Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday in what was billed as a summit to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war.
Hertling, who often provides military analyst on CNN, wrote on social media on Friday: "This afternoon, I told @NicolleDWallace that I had a sense of ’dread’ about what might happen in the Alaskan ’summit.’ After watching the press conference, that dread has come to life." He added, "This whole thing is despicable."
Days before the summit, Hertling wrote: "Watching the US prep for a critically important meeting with Putin in Alaska reminds me of students who realize they had an assignment a day before it is due. Hoping I'm wrong, but concerned about the diplomatic approach & the potential outcome."
Key take away "Watching" as opposed to participating and contributing.
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