Jed Babbin: The pravda about Hillary Clinton’s Russian ‘reset’

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“Pravda” is the Russian word for “truth”, as well as the name of a Russian newspaper that is famous for avoiding it. As Hillary Clinton’s term as secretary of state ends, it’s time for the truth to come out about her singular achievement: the supposed resetting of our relationship with Russia.

Clinton’s “reset” came only seven months after Russia had invaded neighboring Georgia, an action that caused a Cold War-like chill in our relations. Clinton’s overture to Russia was supposed to reorient both nations to avoid the dangers posed by that and other Russian actions.

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