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Gyftycf t1_j6vwgio wrote

It's pretty good. It sums up how they (along with many others) were duped by Putin. It didn't seem like it was ~54 minutes, it felt much shorter, but I don't know why.

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carolinaindian02 t1_j6xk1yd wrote

This. A lot of people forget that George W. Bush once called Putin "trustworthy" at the beginning of his term.

Specifically, he said:

>“I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy,” Bush said. “I was able to get a sense of his soul.”

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KKing650 t1_j6zac9j wrote

Turns out he got a "sense of his soul" as he didn't actually have one.

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Gyftycf t1_j71fic8 wrote

Putin studied Bush before they met. He knew Bush was a recent "Born Again" Christian, so Putin made up a stupid story about how a cross his grandmother gave him survived through a fire (and possibly war, but I can't remember). And Bush fell for it.

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my7bizzos t1_j79niwz wrote

I felt like it was too short also. It's fairly interesting the mind games he plays but I wish it went more in depth into that aspect.

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Gyftycf t1_j7cgt27 wrote

There are at least 3 interviews up! Not sure if that's your thing, but I like them.

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my7bizzos t1_j7cyjlh wrote

Where? I clicked on the interviews but there's like 18 of them. Are these extras from the episode or just from the episode?

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Gyftycf t1_j7ekr4g wrote

There's 4 from this episode and a bunch from other Putin Frontline docs. They're on Frontline's YouTube channel. *Edit: And a 5th & possibly 6th interview.

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my7bizzos t1_j7er30b wrote

Oh ok. I was on Frontline's site and there's a bunch. So far I've only watched the John Beyrle one, it's over an hour long, but it's really good.

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