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  1.  Janardhan Parweshwar  I suppose that is true. But I would at least hope for some honesty from the U.S. side, then. Their geopolitical actions' motivations should be explicitly stated: we're doing this to make ourselves more powerful. Of course, that would ruin their image. But that's true of any country- if Russia, China, India, anyone was honest about their motivation, everyone would hate them. So at the very least, why continue to give the U.S. trading and military benefits if it doesn't actually agree to the terms it signed on to? (The dollar being the default currency, on the promise that the U.S. would not restrict the flow of trade outside of its jurisdiction).
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  2. I agree with Mr. Kirschbaum that ignoring the wishes and complaints of other members of your own trading bloc is ill-advised... but what does the U.S. have to do with any of this? They've been committed to the free flow of goods and services by forcing boundaries open (forcing Japan to open to trade in 19th c., forcing Iran to keep Hormuz Strait free, etc.)- but it suddenly forgets that when it benefits a rival geopolitical power exclusively (China is acceptable because Americans are used to cheap goods, an embargo would lead to revolts). Why is it interfering with 2 other countries' affairs if its relationship with Europe is military, not economic? The contention that every action, even economic, is political- is true. But I would expect the U.S. to embargo China and Saudi Arabia then, if it actually cared about political rights of other countries' citizens. They're simply being selective against a foreign power that is a relatively easy target to hate. Opportunistic, but not principled in their actions.
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