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[–] parnellsUprising 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Oh I agree wholeheartedly. It would also be somewhat naive to believe that a government would do anything solely for altruistic purposes.

With that said, there was an interesting article specifically about Djibouti yesterday on zerohedge, basically about the debt situation, and if you look a few months back, you can also find articles about the laser issues being pointed at american aircraft.

Then, you also take into consideration (solely as an example) the over production of steel in the market from China, I think you may come to a similar conclusion that this is much more than soft power.