What does that accomplish?
The U.S. SHOULD be at least attempting to find common ground with Russia ... but it should not be a huge priority, nor should we just let our guard down, or accept our president coming across as a gutless wimp when standing aside his counterpart. Trump's intention is fine; it's his execution that is god-awful. How can anyone respect a man who acted the way he did that Monday? Putin certainly doesn't.
What does it accomplish? It makes me feel better. It feels like we punched back. Laying down and rolling over, ignoring their crimes, doesn't accomplish anything either, except giving Putin the thumbs up to do it again, or worse.
That's the trouble with politics today; too many "feelings" involved.
People need to get over their feelings. We need a combination of strength, pragmatism, and intelligence in the White House. Unfortunately, our president has none of those things. However, to attack Russia at the moment would not be a strong move. It would be a perpetuation of an endless cycle of retaliation for perceived slights. That's how children behave.
