You see, that is a PR mistake.
Answering to the possible misunderstanding from USA’s side of what a prize like that entices.
If I get attacked verbally or physically by a crazy old man on the street, I have the confidence and stature not to respond, not in kind nor at all.
By answering to a behavior without a specific question even having been formulated (and a declaration of intention is not a question) is getting to his level.
You see, that is a PR mistake. Answering to the possible misunderstanding from USA’s side of what a prize like that entices.
If I get attacked verbally or physically by a crazy old man on the street, I have the confidence and stature not to respond, not in kind nor at all.
By answering to a behavior without a specific question even having been formulated (and a declaration of intention is not a question) is getting to his level.