Perhaps it will look better in hindsight. I certainly hope so; it looks darned lame now and I'm on Trump's side. Imagine how pathetic it looks to those disposed to dislike him.
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On the other hand, David P. Goldman whose analyses I tend to like a lot, thinks President Trump got Helsinki just right, see his column for PJ Media. Goldman is for sure a contrarian, while often correct. He is certainly correct that Russians are accustomed to brutal governments and, perhaps, prefer them.
