Reply #10: Hey, I'm all for a return to undeveloped-society gifting protocol.

[Occam Bandage]

"Mr. Putin, I understand our countries have had their differences in the past, and that you take our deployment of a missile defense shield to be an unacceptably aggressive action. We understand your concerns, and offer a gift of two hundred thousand prize cows, along with my oldest daughter, as a sign of goodwill and a marker of everlasting peace. Please take this cow, here, in a ceremonial acceptance for the cameras."