[Tailgunner Joe]

No I think if we support the king he'll kill commies. That is my concern, not spreading democracy. It's not America's job to fight for everyone else's democracy, but it is our responsibility to stop communism.

If the maoists are destroyed then the king will have no need to continue to suppress the political parties.

[Heatseeker]

It's not America's job to fight for everyone else's democracy, but it is our responsibility to stop communism.

Communism is rarely attractive for a majority of any people in a democratic society. In the Nepali case, the devil is in the details: for example, will the ceasefire allow civil government to be restored in rebel controlled areas? I don't pretend to be an expert, I just think the Indian interest and that of the US are substantially similar here.