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I don't even know if we could consider Italy a friend these days! no - your point? I have however met a lot of Italians who hate my country.

Well warsaw44, I met a few Italian-Americans who also disagreed with some US policies.

However, you can count on the Italian Government and most of the Italian people to be a staunch US ally and friend in the war on terror.

I did some time at the US Embassy in Rome and the US 6th Fleet in Gaeta and Napoli Italy.

You should fly over some time to enjoy the people and the lifestyle.

M_R

MR
Please excuse the delayed response. For years I have thought a dream vacation would be to start in Northern Italy, explore the mountain ranges along the borders, see Milan, Venice etc and work my way down South. I'd like to see it all From Naples to Tivoli.
I dated an Italian woman who was working here in the US and met more than a few of her Italian friends. Outside of that I have met quite a few Italians visiting the States ( and other Europeans ). All of them - and I mean all of them had nothing but negative comments to make about my country. Not just political comments but comments about the American people and how ignorant they are. These people were so rude as to begin conversations with me about how much they hated the US. They didn't even know me and yet felt it perfectly acceptable behavior to make such comments about my country and country men while standing on US soil.
If thats any indication of how Italians feel about America I suspect they are not our friends. At the very least, as you said, the Italian gov. supports us at least for now.