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It helps when you spend trillions annually on your military. Might makes right.

[XorNot]

Russia spends a lot less and routinely assassinates foreign critics. India has targeted overseas critics as well.

The size of ones military expenditure does not determine whether a foreign government can kill you, specifically.

[badc0ffee]

The US isn't spending trillions/year on the military, at least not yet. It might crack 1 trillion in the near future.