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Ukrainian border and a very real threat of invasion on the horizon. u.s. officials don't know exactly why putin asked for the call but a senior administration official said the president saw no reason to snub putin, believing there is no substitute for direct leader-to-leader dialogue and engagement >> i think it follows a pattern that putin has used in the past of ratcheting up pressure when he is trying to get his way. now he is trying to go directly to president biden to try to get him to, i'm sure, agree to this security deal, which i do not think president biden can agree to. >> meeting w...

Games you were referring to, three of us at this table, i don't have a problem with him going on jay leno and playing in entertainment land. he can do that all he wants. he is comfortable doing it, it is easy. there are time, place, manner issues to be addressed. the proper form is to address the american people, get up there and answer questions about not just this but a lot of other things. don't begrudge him vacation, want him happy and healthy, but that's not the right place. he is a comedian. >> one more quick thing. the president decided to snub putin over the snowden issue. remember whe...

Was a scandal. >> i am asking about you called watergate a scandal but benghazi is not. >> are you comparing to watergate to benghazi? >> yes, i think benghazi is a bigger scandal than watergate. >> the loss of life, which would be significant, a difference that matters. >> president obama decided to punish putin. a sit down with putin would be a good idea. you don't want the g 20. now he is saying no because he was disrespected by russia? >> that sound like baby games. go face him. face to face. talk to him as a man, let him know, make him respect you, make him answer some questions. otherwis...

Notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them, which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration is ridiculous. >> bob, honestly, this is exactly what he is doing to russia, what he is doing to putin. he is punishing him, them, for what they did with the snowden case. it is childish. >> i don't think it is childish. you have to send diplomatic messages. i think he is making it clear to putin who won't be around in another two, three years. >> you don't think so? >> i don't think he will. can i talk about scandals. watergate was a scandal, iran contra w...

I think in this case you're probably right as i think about it, i think it makes sense for him to sit down with putin. >> the reset button has become a joy buzzer. whenever he is over there to shake putin's hand, i actually don't blame him because putin is no berlusconi, no fun. and you cannot control what's going to happen over there. you know when he's over there he will be marginalized by snowden, someone will bring out snowden and parade him around while obama is there. he can't risk looking like a fool. >> cancelling this with putin was the last card he had in the book. putin embarrassed ...