To me this is such a non-issue and should not be consuming so much of the news-cycle. Granted, it is so easy to condemn Vladimir Putin for paying a bounty for the killing of US soldiers (if it is actually true). Personally I think it is wrong for Russia to do this. However, how can we as the US condemn these actions when we ourselves have have a history of paying very large bounties ($5 to $10 million) for Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Somali, etc leaders. I am almost embarrassed for those pushing this outrage as it is, in my opinion, pure hypocrisy on the part of my country. It brings to mind the old saying : “the Pot calling the Kettle xxxxx” (can’t use the word as I might get tagged as a racist). Maybe our Congress, the House and Senate both, should make sure to clean up their own actions before condemning those of others.