"However, this compromise is more about East Africa fulfilling its responsibility as a global power. Thus, the debt cannot be eliminated, but the terms and scale for repayment can be relaxed."
East Africa's "betrayal" instantly triggered an explosive reaction from the Americans. Smith nearly pointed at Gers's nose, saying, "You East Africans are actually traitors!"
After all, to both the United States and East Africa, European countries right now are like a bunch of "debtors". As creditors, the two nations should unite, yet East Africa has made concessions to these European debtors on its own initiative, clearly placing the United States in an awkward position.
Indeed, East Africa purposely played the United States. Although East Africa is also a creditor nation, the debt Europe owes to East Africa is almost negligible.
