10-17-2018, 10:40 AM
I think it would have been wiser and more strategic for the POTUS to denounce the forced disappearance/alleged murder of a U.S.-based journalist in the strongest possible terms, assure the world that the U.S. is driving the push for an impartial investigation, and refrain from floating conspiracy theories or absolving anyone until evidence and impacts had been reviewed by the appropriate U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Relations officials/experts.