It is not only from a theoretical standpoint: rules get broken, whenever it seems convenient, there are resources to break them, and there is an advantage to be obtained to break them. From an outside observer, the rules get broken randomly: rules get broken continuosly, sometimes more, sometimes less. Would you deny that?

But the important point is that there is absolutely no consequence of breaking the rules. Will the US be kicked out from the OCDE? Will they be sanctioned? The mere idea is laughable.

The only pressure possible is money: we need to put pressure on the US economy to change its ways.

Not that we will ever believe them again ...