Alas and alack, two of the three most corrupt nations also happen to be America nation-building projects. ~Doug Bandow

In my view, we can hardly claim global hegemony if we allow one of the three most corrupt countries to be corrupt all on its own.  We can only take credit (admittedly only partial credit at that–the locals have done most of the heavy lifting on this one) for Haiti and Iraq, but not Burma.  Burma clearly needs the steady guiding hand (which is firmly placed in the till) of a government that we have approved.  Did I mention that corruption will help bring peace to the world?  “The country that bribes together, thrives together,” I always say. 

If Burma has managed to be this corrupt without our support, imagine how much more corrupt it can become!  It just needs a little dose of democratisation and the free flow of taxpayers’ dollars into a society that probably places no great value on transparency or institutional integrity.  We need to support Burmese non-reformers, cads and all around crooks, just as we once supported the INC.  I believe we can do it!   

How can the administration have allowed a Chinese client state to get the silver in the corruption race?  We cannot allow a corruption gap!