The CIA Attempts To Buy Influence In Afganistan

With tens of millions of dollars in cash, the CIA has been attempting to buy influence among Afghan leaders thus far accomplishing nothing. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/world/asia/cia-delivers-cash-to-afghan-leaders-office.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130429&_r=0

The message is age old and simple, bribes detract from the giver and from the receiver, and can easily bring little or nothing else. Integrity is the basis for trust.

Dick