Comment by bfeynman

If there's one thing that politicians and strategists understand as much if not better than business people it actually is stuff like this. Most people never don't deal with high stakes situations at certain levels where everything is fungible(the law, media statements) and fuzzy (intelligence). Dealing and negotiating with nation states or figure heads who are adversarial/allies and at same time trade partners/enemies etc. They have certainly sold this situation as one that fits the regime for this.