Please excuse my ignorance as I am but a student starting to learn more about the world, but it seems as though the more I learn about the power and policies of the US government, the more I see potential (and indeed realization at times) of an abuse of that power and law for money.<p>For example things like the Iran Contra and war on terror seem awfully protracted and conveniently secures oil while selling weapons. At the time it might&#x27;ve merely been suspicious but certainly looking back we should be wary of the excuses of &quot;security&quot; and &quot;democracy&quot;. Now, it seems quite convenient for the US to deny sales of resources (such as this technology, but also in positions such as Canadian gas) to China, with nebulous &quot;security&quot; reasons.<p>Well, perhaps tying US involvement in the Middle East with this sale is speculative. But I am wary that the US tends to exercise powers such as military and &quot;law&quot; in what should otherwise be a &quot;fair&quot; global economic system.