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Yeah, Bahamas would definitely bend over backwards for the US. US blacklisting Bahamas with the various tools at its disposal isn’t worth it for Bahamas. (Cut

Yeah, Bahamas would definitely bend over backwards for the US. US blacklisting Bahamas with the various tools at its disposal isn’t worth it for Bahamas. (Cutting off preclearance, cutting off from US financial system, increasing visa/travel barriers for Bahamians)

dsfyu404ed 4y ago
>US blacklisting Bahamas with the various tools at its disposal isn’t worth it for Bahamas. US swinging its dick around in that manner over one dude who ran one fraudulent company isn't worth it for the US.
- adrr 4y ago
  Depends on optics. This is controlled by executive branch and if they want portray themselves as hard on corruption, they’ll do it. You’ll see this on Americans arrested overseas. If it makes the media, the executive branch will flex its power. Just happened today with the basketball player caught with drugs in Russia.
- pseudo0 4y ago
  We are talking about a country that just traded an infamous arms dealer for a WNBA player...
  - Scoundreller 4y ago
    Oh, that like, just happened: https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-freed-viktor-bout-swap-us-russia-ee51f5c14f35dc4d4cf21224a8e44eaa https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-freed-viktor-bout...
  - rootusrootus 4y ago
    That was an incredible deal for Russia. The cost of that woman's mistake was pretty steep, she should be very grateful.
    - Scoundreller 4y ago
      I just hope my country has some Americans locked up in case I mistakenly bring some herb with me to USA.
  - dsfyu404ed 4y ago
    What are you trying to imply? We "overpayed" for her and everyone knows it. Getting taken advantage of is kind of the opposite of putting pressure on another country to make them do something that's a crap deal for them.
ransom1538 4y ago
"US blacklisting Bahamas with the various tools at its disposal isn’t worth it for Bahamas." Really for SBF? Removing financial systems? I think this is a far stretch. Fraudsters are held up in extradition messes all the time. The US doesn't change international policy for a single case (usually).

dsfyu404ed 4y ago

>US blacklisting Bahamas with the various tools at its disposal isn’t worth it for Bahamas. US swinging its dick around in that manner over one dude who ran one fraudulent company isn't worth it for the US.

adrr 4y ago
Depends on optics. This is controlled by executive branch and if they want portray themselves as hard on corruption, they’ll do it. You’ll see this on Americans arrested overseas. If it makes the media, the executive branch will flex its power. Just happened today with the basketball player caught with drugs in Russia.
pseudo0 4y ago
We are talking about a country that just traded an infamous arms dealer for a WNBA player...
- Scoundreller 4y ago
  Oh, that like, just happened: https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-freed-viktor-bout-swap-us-russia-ee51f5c14f35dc4d4cf21224a8e44eaa https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-freed-viktor-bout...
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  That was an incredible deal for Russia. The cost of that woman's mistake was pretty steep, she should be very grateful.
  - Scoundreller 4y ago
    I just hope my country has some Americans locked up in case I mistakenly bring some herb with me to USA.
- dsfyu404ed 4y ago
  What are you trying to imply? We "overpayed" for her and everyone knows it. Getting taken advantage of is kind of the opposite of putting pressure on another country to make them do something that's a crap deal for them.

ransom1538 4y ago

"US blacklisting Bahamas with the various tools at its disposal isn’t worth it for Bahamas." Really for SBF? Removing financial systems? I think this is a far stretch. Fraudsters are held up in extradition messes all the time. The US doesn't change international policy for a single case (usually).