And snap goes the bear trap. I was a little concerned that the parallels between their political maneuvering with Mugabe and Jinping would be too obvious, but y

And snap goes the bear trap. I was a little concerned that the parallels between their political maneuvering with Mugabe and Jinping would be too obvious, but you've clearly missed it. They have a history of this sort of behavior. > They are easily one of the most honest and forthright global organisations around, made up of competing professionals in their field from around the globe. They are political actors. You may, most charitably, say that they are pragmatic in pursuit of a great good - but there are two problems with that: loss of trust and misaligned objectives. > They would be the first to be ringing alarm bells if there was a problem. Would they? You just admitted that their motives can't be examined without considering the political dimension. This is why you shouldn't lie.