> the perception of the US throwing a major tantrum over one hacker is the impression that will stick. Whose perception is this, and why is that perception imp

> the perception of the US throwing a major tantrum over one hacker is the impression that will stick. Whose perception is this, and why is that perception important to US interests? Whenever the US complains about something like the treatment of some political dissident in Russia, Russia has some little response like shutting down adoptions of Russian orphans. Each side has the sovereign right to do these things. Diplomacy has worked like this for ages. It's not at all particular to the US, or to the modern era.