Because every government hacks, spies on and steals from every other government. The US was built on stealing tech from britain. https://www.pri.org/stories/20

Because every government hacks, spies on and steals from every other government. The US was built on stealing tech from britain. https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-02-18/us-complains-other-nations-are-stealing-us-technology-america-has-history https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-02-18/us-complains-other-na... Going back even further, the byzantine empire stole silkworms to break china's monopoly on silk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smuggling_of_silkworm_eggs_into_the_Byzantine_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smuggling_of_silkworm_eggs_int... As a matter of fact, the biggest spies and thieves in the world are allies. Do you know who spies on the US the most? It's not china. It's not russia. It's actually canada, britain and israel. Do you know who we spy on the most? Our allies. We aren't going to sanction our allies. Think about it. Why do countries have intelligence agencies? Should we sanction all countries with intelligence agencies?