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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 27 August 2013 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)35. And there speaks a man who has no concept of other cultures
Middle eastern cultures are not known for plain speaking. They are far more "poetic", un-inclined to reveal much if anything of their real thought processes. Or to state a plan or opinion openly.
Unlike our President, who comes down forcefully on one side of the argument, and then does the exact opposite.
Unless, he's equating his president with Syria's....
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