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Would it surprise you considerably that this Juncker / Tusk letter appears to change nothing? consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…
Made very clear up front - we are not in a position to make changes... well we're not going to tell you otherwise 
Temporarily could still mean 10 years, or probably 50. And the political declaration being of the same package doesn't mean much when it it still "of a different nature"
There are European elections and a change in Commission in 2019. Still, issues can start to be discussed doubtless.
If you don't want the backstop to come into force you could therefore extend the transition period. Job done. But no, we've managed to come up with a possibly unworkable backstop.
Proposed new Brexit rule - any time any side says a trade deal can be concluded in under 2 years discount any of the rest of the contents. All the more so if that timing is supposed to include the EU.
This bit reads like an unsuccessful lower league football manager. We're going to give it 100%. If we give away a goal or five we're going to double our efforts and give it 200%. Then redouble them, and how much percent will that be?
Conclusion: This is the 'contractual entitlement' letter - not producing it would have been a severe snub to the PM. But there's nothing here that should change our understanding of the Withdrawal Agreement, Political Declaration, or backstop. /end
