In an interview aired this morning, Rex Tillerson unveiled a bold new strategy for addressing Russia's interference in the 2016 election. Sanctions and investigations are frankly counterproductive, he argued, because they leave wayward regimes feeling sullen and resentful.
"’[Interfering in American elections] is something that Russia needs to confront themselves and I think examine carefully as to how this is helping them achieve their longer-term objectives,’ Tillerson said on ABC's This Week. [He] appeared to suggest that self-reflection will be a stronger deterrent than external pressure.”
Continuing the conversation off-mic, Tillerson recommended introspection for additional miscreants:
- Armed robbers
- Drug dealers
- Bats
- Global Warming
- Tailgaters
- Gamma Rays
- Bad doggies
- They Know Who They Are
Indented quotation from “Tillerson: Election Meddling Something 'Russia Needs To Confront Themselves'” by Esme Cribb. Talking Points Memo, 9 April 2017