[The Urban Sombrero]

⬆ Secretary Tillerson suggested a hope that Putin would line up with western democracies in backing away from Assad. I do not believe that Putin, former KGB and fierce Soviet nationalist, is the least bit concerned about the desires of western democracies. President Trump has also been put on blast by notables on the right like Ann Coulter and others for sending in the Tomahawk missiles. I personally think President Trump is hearkening back to President Reagan's "peace through strength" principle, and, in my view, he should be given some latitude to work that out with his military advisers. I just think the media, especially the 24/7 channels and social media sites are so ratings driven and "number of clicks" driven that it's almost unbearable to watch, and TRT, in my view, makes a lot of good points. It seems like Putin wants to be a major player on the world stage, return Russia to a place at the big table in the world power chess game. In that they have, like us, about a zillion nuclear bombs, we have to maintain good lines of communication, regardless of the occasional tit-for-tat spats. You guys agree?