Well, they abstain because it is wrong, immoral, and illegal. As this article [1] notes, even leaked material from the DNI which contemplates industrial espiona

Well, they abstain because it is wrong, immoral, and illegal. As this article [1] notes, even leaked material from the DNI which contemplates industrial espionage does not contain any evidence of it. The US IC being a horrible monster may well fit your world view. But we must not allow ourselves to confuse what we think should be easy to prove with what we actually can prove. And I don’t even mean “prove” in some strict, legal sense. I just mean prove in the sense of providing evidence with the same ease that you provide speculation. If you could point to cases of US industrial espionage in Snowden’s leaks, that would be a good start. 1 - https://theintercept.com/2014/09/05/us-governments-plans-use-economic-espionage-benefit-american-corporations/ https://theintercept.com/2014/09/05/us-governments-plans-use...