WHY DID THE UNITED STATES AGREE TO PROVIDE $300m IN FUNDING TO A COUNTRY IN CHINA'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE?

This week's news from the Caribbean included a signing ceremony at the US Embassy in Barbados, wherein America signed together with the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts & Nevis, a Memorandum of Understanding promising to make up to three hundred million dollars in development money available, through the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

Has the American government lost its mind? The St. Kitts PM, and indeed his entire country, is mired in a messy eight figure fraud, money laundering and corruption scandal. Drew himself is alleged to be a central player in the corruption, and any objective observer would conclude that the leaders of Saint Kitts are completely under the influence of the Peoples' Republic of China, which has taken billions out of the country, and appear to have its government under its firm control.

Doesn't anyone at Ex-Im Bank bother to conduct enhanced due diligence before approving financing guaranteed by the United States? There's something dreadfully wrong here; we can only hope that the incoming administration, which appears to be clear-eyed on China as a clear and present danger to the United States, block funding.Otherwise, it's like giving China a credit card, and allowing it to have a shopping spree at Uncle Sam's expense. Wake up, America!