sure... We 'sanction' China/Russia/Iran/N.Korea etc, billions per month which keeps our debts from growing thus enabling our treasury to redirect funding to the military or one of the three branches of Govt.
**(Sanctions are financial and trade restrictions imposed against individuals, entities, and jurisdictions whose actions contradict U.S. international trade policies)**
There you go... hope that helps.
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