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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But why not void it earlier on? What’s the worst they could do? Invade?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

It's twofold:

Reason 1 - taking the moral high ground, as well as being seen trustworthy, since they are honoring the contract

Reason 2 - there is a lot of money involved that they would probably need to pay back in addition to penalties for not honoring the contract.

Reason 2 is likely the bigger issue, since they needed the money, which was already planned into the budget.