It confirms that american businesses can apply pressure on a geopolitical and diplomatic level, which is scary. Laws should apply to their own countries. If a

It confirms that american businesses can apply pressure on a geopolitical and diplomatic level, which is scary. Laws should apply to their own countries. If a foreign business can influence how the law is applied, it should be perceived as the US doing things that should be out of its reach. That's something empires do, and if they keep doing it, it will taint a bad image on the US.