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Politicians of all stripes love playing games of brinkmanship.
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How could you do anything else?
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The US currently has the world's major economy and it's best military (excluding Israel's), so it gets to 'call the shots'.
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US influence isn't primarily by force. Peacekeeping is necessary. As a 20 year occupation of Serbia proved. If you can get people settled down, they quit shooting.