and official u.s. policy, no mention of that either. i went to read the state department s official statement on u.s.-russia relations, and here s what it says specifically of the annexation of crimea russia held on illegitimate, fabricated referendum in ukraine in a futile attempt to legitimize its purported ann annexation of crappanne annexation of crimean relations sanctions in place of russian results. is the president flouting u.s. policy or changing it, rewriting it? i think really more the la lalast the latter. the president is commander in chief and sets the policy. no matter what people might think to the contrary, he s clearly trying to change the relationship that we have. i mean, the policies that you described, the statement that you read, that s been policy for quite a long time. it s in keeping with international norms and with