You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.
You cannot make an omelet without breaking some balls
Socialism lays an bad egg by killing the capitalism that lays the golden eggs
There are no personal sympathies in politics.
Misgovernment...will often be reflected in oppressive or aggressive policies towards groups within the state or towards the state's neighbours.
Bribing regimes to comply with requirements which they should have acknowledged in the first place is not a process that appeals to me.