As a practical matter, Putin certainly does not seem to be suffering any adverse domestic political consequences from his bashing in the US. More broadly, America’s supply of moralistic – and even churlish – advice to the rest of the world has greatly exceeded international demand for it.
因此，美国人可能不再对普京那么反感了。从实际角度讲，普京显然没有因为抨击美国而造成任何负面的国内政治后果。更广泛地说，美国向世界其他国家提供的说教式——甚至可以说是粗野的——建议远远超过了国际社会需要的限度。而其准备着将军事行动作为先行步骤而不是最后行动使其在世界上颇为孤立。这决非光凭“穆斯林扩张”和其他公共外交可以改变的。