>Because, unless it directly affects the interest of a country, a bribe of one type or another has been how countries have always gotten the support of other countries. That has been the case throughout history. There has always been a quid pro quo...
But that fact should not stop you to feel (more) embarrassed that the US needs the "help" (On paper of course) of countries like Rwanda to masquerade an alliance.
"The five senses obstruct or deform the apprehension of reality."
Jorge L. Borges?
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
Donald Knuth, repeating C. A. R. Hoare
"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely"
Jorge L. Borges