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[mahyarm]

Because it effects american business success. That bribed contract that went to an 'inferior' euro corp instead of the 'superior' american corp.

So by finding evidence of corruption, they can leverage that to potentially get the contract to the american corporation, increasing US wealth.

[rjaco31 → mahyarm]

What makes you believe US companies don't use bribe either? Or that any US corp is 'superior'?..

[palmer_eldritch → rjaco31]

Well, it's clearly superior to blackmail people rather than bribe them.

With bribing, the power balance is in favor of the person being bribed. With blackmail, the one in charge is the one doing the blackmail.