Long, long ago, I decided I didn't trust
any politician's motives or logic (or in a lot of cases their very manhood!). Since then, whenever any country kicked sand in our country's face and all we would do is say "please don't do that," I would think "We are the most powerful country in the world. We should kick their ass then tell them if they screw with us again we'll come back and kick their ass again! HARDER!!!
No trying to over through their government, change their way of thinking about their (sometimes) thousands of years old culture, nothing! Just let them know they can do whatever they want but don't *&%! with us!
The current situation vindicates my attitude.
