That doesn't mean their leaders are being entirely honest.
So? Here's what you just said: "So a lot of this European and Latin American angst is... cynical pols." You're representiong the qualms to be only on the part of a corrupt government, when in fact everyone shares them. Not to mention, the qualms themselves are entirely reasonable--we effectively co-opted their internet to spy on them. Your tepid explanation that the US would do "shit that works" (I bet you'd say they'd do it "real good", too!) is a weak nondistinction. Brazil's seeking to circumvent the US by attaining direct network access to China. You wouldn't deem that to be "shit that might work"?
Seriously, those last three sentences just tumbled right out of your butt. Dennis Miller, is that you? Get the fuck out of here.