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by everforward 89 days ago
I wouldn’t bet my freedom on the current US admin sticking their neck out to save me. Domestically, they’re hemorrhaging polling numbers and can’t eat the PR hit of “innocent people in a random country died because of what we said”. Abroad, we are in a much weaker position than we were a couple years ago both in terms of alliances and economics. We feel very vulnerable to foreign tariffs with the economy as it is.