I find these comments naive. The political leaders of these countries derive significant political capital by whacking the US piñata to cover up for domestic is

I find these comments naive. The political leaders of these countries derive significant political capital by whacking the US piñata to cover up for domestic issues. They already have poor/no relationship so there is no loss there. So this is just a cynical ploy to bolster or shore up domestic political support. Therefore we're cheering one sides actions for cynical political gain and criticism others who turn him down for domestic political reasons.