When you rule by greasing people's palms, you rule as long as your money keeps flowing. Did the US ever try to clean up the corruption? The keeper of the purse

When you rule by greasing people's palms, you rule as long as your money keeps flowing. Did the US ever try to clean up the corruption? The keeper of the purse is in a strong position, and particularly so in a place like Afghanistan, where the American voters don't experience any positive effects of the corruption.