Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@andrewmichta @TheresaAFallon @JJCarafano @SlawomirDebski good point. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Twitter is a useful platform for some kinds of information-sharing, exchanges, discussions, and arguments, but not all kinds of exchanges, discussions, and arguments. I need to keep remembering this. And will be using other platforms for longer pieces & better discussions soon. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Reupping my blogpost after attending 9 years ago the #Сталинград70: Празднование юбилея победы в Сталинградской битве: m_mcfaul — LiveJournal https://t.co/wZyq5Bpiyn via @livejournal — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Reupping to honor those who helped to defeat fascism in the Battle of Stalingrad: — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

RT @EchoMskRu: Илья Яшин на «Эхе» о новых уголовных делах против Навального: «Навальный превращается в такого российского Нельсона Манделу… — PolitiTweet.org

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+1 on the "ex-Soviet." Enough already. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@KatzOnEarth @emm_257 @MahaSoxFan There was slavery back then too. I trust you would not approve of slavery now? — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatzOnEarth @emm_257 @MahaSoxFan Those things were wrong too. I would never call them “strategic victories “ — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatzOnEarth @emm_257 @MahaSoxFan You call “annexation “ a strategic victory. I call it wrong. And this is exactly what o was trying to argue. Is crime ok if you get away with it? I say no. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Ok, I stand corrected. I should not have made a guilt by association claim. But I do believe that Hawley is wrong. Putin is wrong. And self-styled progressives making the same argument as them are wrong, but all wrong independently. Now moving on cc: @mehdirhasan @PeterBeinart — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatzOnEarth @JamesRaxz Most empires have been , yes. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatzOnEarth Most Germam leaders thought Versailles was unfair. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

RT @McFaul: Strong evidence, therefore, that everything Navalny and his team reported was true. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

RT @McFaul: NATO is not obligated to accept Ukraine as a member, especially when Ukraine is far from being qualified to join right now. But… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: For those interested in what Chinese people think, tune into this event — fantastic lineup of scholars gathering & analyzing da… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: During our negotiations with Russians on New START Treaty, Moscow said they would never, never, never sign the treaty without l… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: If Germany doesn't want to provide Ukraine with lethal military assistance, then what about economic assistance? Financial sup… — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Did I call the US "good"? Please read a little more closely. I never said that. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

My proposal is to negotiate with Putin. I said as much here: https://t.co/fPjsDVj0kX — PolitiTweet.org

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@KatzOnEarth @MahaSoxFan My plan will be in Foreign Affairs in a few days. Check it out. Tell me what I have wrong. Ill respond. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@KatzOnEarth "Literally"? Please dont put in my outh. I didnt compare him to Hitler! C'mon man. But Putin has killed a lot of innocent people. Is that not evil? Or are you cool with that? — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@KatzOnEarth so what's your view? Evil in the world doesn't exist? — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

"Presumably" is always a dangerous word. Better to check the record than to presume. (I've published a lot so lots of data out there to test your hypothesis!) You might be surprised. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Please note, I am not claiming that the U.S. has always acted for good and right. That is empirically false. I was criticizing the idea that morality doesn't exist or matter in international politics; that it's all just about self-interests. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

I never claimed that the US was always on the side of "good." Of course, that would be empirically false. I was objecting to the so-called realist argument that there is no morality in international politics, just self-interests. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@Tasies Did I claim that the US was always virtuous? Or did you just read that into my tweet? — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@Ty_Lookwell noted. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@KatzOnEarth Reagan negotiated with the Soviets, which he called the "evil empire". We should negotiate with Putin. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@KatzOnEarth To be clear, that's what Putin thinks. That's not of course what I think. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

And in the pursuit of peace and our interests, US diplomats must engage at times with evil leaders and regimes. That is also true. But when doing so, we don't have to check our values at the door. — PolitiTweet.org