I don't think the US is perfect by any stretch of the word. I just have a hard time imagining a third party deciding that Iran is the example they'd rather move towards if given the choice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Islamic_Rep... vs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_Stat...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index