Maybe it was meant to model real life in a way. No offense to anyone, but whenever something bad happens in the world, it's usually the Americans who send help(granted, sometimes we probably create it too, but that's another story entirely). So when FP7 got blown to dust, they sent help to get everybody back who was alive.
Trent: It's not the time, it's the sides that keep changing.
Trent: It's not the time, it's the sides that keep changing.