[andyfox]

Those "beliefs," as pointed out in another post in this thread, may not be truthfully held. But even if they are, if there are "great differences" between out two countries' positions, that gulf can be diminished in either of two ways: by him moving a bit towards us, or by us moving a bit towards him. Simply insulting and threatening each other does not bode well for the future.

I'm not looking for the good in him. I'm looking for the practical. Sometimes, as all poker players know, money talks and bullsh*t walks.