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2008-03-26 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-03-26 08:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 If nothing else, we (The US) should be working on our relationship with the world's largest Democracy, India.

They would prove to be a far better friend than China.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-26 08:54|| 2008-03-26 08:54|| Front Page Top

#2 When you consider where things were in 2000, Bush needs to get a lot of credit for developing the relationship. But the Indians also need to dance and they are a democracy with their equivalent of the donks throwing sand in the gears at every opportunity.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-26 09:25|| 2008-03-26 09:25|| Front Page Top

#3 If we could gin up a billion dollars (roughly equivalent to what we were providing to Afghan rebels during the Soviet occupation) a year to support a Tibetan insurgency, and India were prepared to serve in Pakistan's role vis-a-vis the Afghan revolt (supply conduit and training ground), I think Tibetans could inflict even more damage on the Chinese than the Afghans did on the Soviets, given Tibet's even more rugged terrain. But that's a big if. I suspect that it's not going to happen, given the size of US investments in China - directly and via subcontractors. Maybe if China slaughtered tens of thousands of Tibetans, and word got out.

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