Strangely liberal about what, for example?

But to run with your disciplining children analogy, keep in mind that in this case you're doing it in public, with everybody looking at you. And that you have a vested interest in at least seeming to be fair and even-handed, because otherwise people will lose respect for your judgement on other matters as well.

Such as your judgement, case in point, on this nuclear deal. We'll ignore Russia and China because, well, they're not much of a reference and support horrible regimes like Assad's. But also Germany, France, the UK are saying Iran is complying. Some of your Republican senators who fought the deal tooth and nail at the time Obama made it, are now actually saying Iran is complying. Sure, they add in the next breath that Iran is doing plenty of other things they don't like - but those other things weren't conditions of the deal. If Trump walks away from that deal, he will have empowered the hardliners in Iran, antagonized Europe, lost American credibility, and for what?

Like I said, I'm fine with harsh words against Venezuela as well. But unfortunately Trump has put himself in a position where his words on that topic aren't taken as seriously as they should be. But I'll grant you that the problem was more with that previous speech of his than with this particular passage.

Western Europe still has fewer people dying violent deaths than the US does. I wouldn't exactly call it in conflict. But this was a point where I already figured we wouldn't agree.

Sure, here as well we'll have to agree to disagree.