They tried to accommodate the US (it is rumored that Obama phoned Lula and asked for his help), but were nonetheless unwilling to break with Cuba and Venezuela to side openly with the US.
Ty se pokusily vyhovět Spojeným státům (proslýchá se, že Obama telefonoval Lulovi a žádal ho o pomoc), ale nebyly ochotny rozejít se s Kubou a Venezuelou a otevřeně se postavit na stranu USA.