Are you suggesting submissiveness to be an expression of strength and independence?
I'm saying the one time I got in a fight at school, the target of my rage wasn't the person whose actions made me snap.
I'm saying Saddam Hussein didn't cause the 9/11 attacks and didn't have WMDs.
I'm saying you're choosing to make yourself vulnerable to false flag attacks.
(I wasn't saying that expelling diplomats is an appropriate response, but that's also true).