Opinion | Brett Bruen: There are things that US emissaries do that involve “quid pro quos” or “conditions.' The most important difference, though, is when diplomats do so, it is for the benefit of national security, not the president’s political security.
So, let’s talk about the pros and cons of quid pro quos. Diplomacy is definitely all about working out reasonable exchanges. But, kind of like asking a nosy neighbor to borrow some butter, those asks are made quite selectively and carefully. When you make such a request, you’re always acutely aware that they can turn around and justifiably make a similar demand themselves.
What tends to top that list as a worthy condition for a White House visit? At the Obama White House, where I worked, we would ask for military support in places like Afghanistan or peacekeeping operations. I remember that one colorful Latin American head of state’s visit to the Oval Office took place only after he agreed to take several former Guantanamo detainees.
Furthermore, there are already plenty of diplomatic channels in place when help from foreign countries is needed for investigations connected to the United States. In fact, it’s a primary duty of our embassies, which is why the FBI has what’s called a legal attache in place in Kyiv and many other capitals.
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