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Pakistan was a client state of ours which did what we told it to do in return for weapons and dollars. Pakistan is with us today only because we promised to convert them into a radioactive parking lot if they stood in our way after 9/11.

The only war that matters to me today is the War on Terror. India is fundamentally with us on that effort. I remember that India was the first nation after 9/11 to offer us bases. Pakistan is nominally with us on the GWOT but we all know they are one bullet away from being a target state since their intelligence agencies are hand in golve with Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

Now you can go and live in the past but I'd like to look to the future where India is a necessary ally in the war against radical Islam. No Muslime nation can be our true ally in that effort. Clients and paid agents - may be. But allies - no. Capice?

I like how you ignored the fact that india has traditionally been against the US and may not have changed today. That aside, i like your ending statement:

"Now you can go and live in the past but I'd like to look to the future where India is a necessary ally in the war against radical Islam. No Muslime nation can be our true ally in that effort. Clients and paid agents - may be. But allies - no. Capice?"

Funny you mentioned that. Did you read the part in the article where Iran is mentioned as being a long time ally of India. What kind of country is allied with the mullas in Iran?

I criticize india because it has traditionally been against the US (a fact you have indirecty admitted) in addition, it is a traditional ally of the Mullas (what the whole article is really about). Considering these two things voting against us or abstaining doesnt make it much of a friend.

India is NOT an ally in the GWOT . They did not back us in Iraq and still don't. Britain is an ally. Australia is an ally. Israel is an ally. Many eastern europen countries that were part of the warsaw pact are. Where is india? oh yeah, they dont help us when push comes to shove.

The only reason India does anything is because of Kashmir and pakistan. Rest assured, if there were not kashmir conflit, india would be staunchly opposed to the US in the GWOT.

WRT to Pakistan, as you pointed out, they are no saints. However, I would take a country that has backed us for 50 years over one that never has. Had india joined us in the GWOT like the countries in eastern europe, i would be strongly defending india right now. The fact is, they didnt.