Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Cold War 2.0

ABC News reports the U.S. embassy in Moscow and its diplomats are experiencing Cold War-style harassment: slashed tires, hacked emails, B&Es, and heavy-handed surveillance aimed at intimidating the staff.

I sincerely hope we are reciprocating in kind with the Russian diplomats in Washington. The FBI should be able to make their diplomats' lives uncomfortable and dissuade Americans from casual contact therewith.

Tit for tat is a diplomatic principle as old as time. However, I fear the current administration has no stomach for such cold-eyed reciprocity.