Rich countries have long meddled, often with their own corruption and incompetence, in the internal affairs of the countries that they now lecture. The US preaches “good governance” in the shadow of an unprovoked war, congressional bribery scandals, and windfalls for politically connected companies like Halliburton.
取消援助一般不会带来预期的政治效果，这里面至少有两个原因。首先，无论是美国还是欧洲国家都没有裁定政府好坏的合法权利。富裕国家尽管自己腐败无能，长期以来却一直对其它国家的内政指手画脚。美国鼓吹“优秀统治”，但自己内部也爆出种种丑闻：无缘无故对别国发动战争、议会发生贿赂事件以及像哈利佰顿（Halliburton）这样与政治有染的公司在一夜之间大发横财。