That's a very naive way of looking at the world. Economics is only allowed a free reign so long as it meets the goals of those currently in power in a given po

That's a very naive way of looking at the world. Economics is only allowed a free reign so long as it meets the goals of those currently in power in a given political unit. Try selling nuclear technology to Iran if you don't think that it applies to the US as much as to China. Doing it strategically to prevent a nuclear war 30 years down the line is the lesser of two evils.