John, if you knew anything about the world, you would know that Thailand is one of our strongest allies, we regularly port our navy there, and they were one of the staging points for us during the Vietnam war. Trade between Thailand and US is very high. Same goes for India, one of our longest term allies.
For you to take such a stupid narrow view of this situation and apply your idiotic biases to the situation is beyond childish.
I'll bet you don't even have a passport you clod.
Maybe I should save a prayer for ignorant people...
Oh, and you are pretty tough here in print, how about you go to India and Sri Lanka and tell the poor villager that lost his family and has nothing that you don't care about them because of the UN, or your feelings on the war, or something else.
You don't represent the best part of this nation, America helps those in need because that is our nature. Nonwithstanding ignorant clods like you.
yes, I have a passport...
last I heard, Thailand had 700 troops in Iraq, but was withdrawing. I'm merely pointing out the fact that we should be selective in who we help...and proportionately.
Yes, my view of the world is pretty narrow...
America good
terrorists bad
Nations requesting and receiving aid should support us in our efforts to win this war.
And it is definitely not God like.
"Same goes for India, one of our longest term allies."
We have no formal military ties with India. We do have friendly relations with them, though, as an extension of their membership in the Commonwealth and due to joint concerns in the region. In recent years India has cozied up to the USA and distanced itself from its past close ties with Russia/USSR. Even to the extent of hosting joint Naval exercises such as the Malabar IV exercise.
It is possible the US & India may enter into a formal alliance at some point, but the US Senate will hang up on issues such as India's ongoing support of the Tamils in Sri Lanka (Ceylon), India's nuclear program which includes an ICBM capability, and past concerns about India's expansionist desires. India was not considered friendly to the USA during the 1970's to the mid 1990's and a Naval War College seminar I attended in 1993 cited India as a potential aggressor force in the IO. Some people, such as myself, do not easily forget these things. I am hopeful that the progress made in the last few years will continue.