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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The (lack of) fall-out from Fred's arrest and Winslow’s unknown murder/suspected abduction has me rethinking the Swiss delegation episodes. The Swiss hesitancy was pitched as fear of Gilead's ability to project military power. But I have a hard time believing Gilead has much firepower to spare with an active western front and the police power being kept in the heartlands of DC and Boston.

Option 1: The rest of the world severely overestimates what Gilead can do. If commanders are so willing not to take offensive action over one commander being lured out of country and the second, from their perspective, taken from the Boston area, what is their triggering event for striking back?

Option 2: The Swiss delegation was playing a long con with the Canadians and the tricky Americans. But I don't remember  Serena being in-play during those episode?

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In the last episode some of the commanders were pushing hard for retaliation, but the war council hadn’t met yet to make a decision. Lawrence was doing his best to slow down the works by pointing out how difficult it would be to extract Gilead from a military conflict once it started, and how trade would be severely impacted. His real primary concern obviously being their inability to escape if the borders were shut down.

Gilead not only has military power but controls a lot of global trade. For example, when the delegation from Mexico visited the US, they wanted access to handmaids as a part of any potential trade deal. Their desire for fertile women trumped their concern over human rights abuses.

So I guess my opinion is that other countries are not only afraid of Gilead’s military power, but their ability to destabilize world markets and cut off resources.[/quote]

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