We now know thanks to wikileaks that the USA has threatened trade embargos upon smaller countries to get what they want [1]
>The fact that pressuring a foreign power is done should not upset you as much as the fact that the Swedish government caved to it.
By your logic, when a 6'10 300lb strong man threatens to snap your arm off if you don't willingly give him your money, it's your fault for giving it to him, not his fault for threatening. That's crazy.
Just because the 300lbs strong man (The USA) is much bigger and stronger than the average Joe (country), it doesn't mean they should be allowed to go around threatening whenever they please to further their own interests, with blatant disregard for others.
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We now know thanks to wikileaks that the USA has threatened trade embargos upon smaller countries to get what they want [1]
>The fact that pressuring a foreign power is done should not upset you as much as the fact that the Swedish government caved to it.
By your logic, when a 6'10 300lb strong man threatens to snap your arm off if you don't willingly give him your money, it's your fault for giving it to him, not his fault for threatening. That's crazy.
Just because the 300lbs strong man (The USA) is much bigger and stronger than the average Joe (country), it doesn't mean they should be allowed to go around threatening whenever they please to further their own interests, with blatant disregard for others.
[1] http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/05/1539230/us-threatens-...