These empty threats don't signify anything.....we see very clearly that you didn't do much to the country that helped Iran develop its program (Pakistan and mad scientist AQ Khan). As I mentioned in my previous post, your government (more specifically, State Department) appears to be pampering them instead.
Dire consequences indeed!! Take care of your "friend" Pakistan....India loves the US; you have nothing but friendship from the vast majority of Indians. However, people of your stripe don't necassarily reciprocate them.
I can assure you our threats are not empty.
We threatened Pakistan with invasion before Operation Enduring Freedom if they made the wrong choice. Do you think that threat was hollow?
India has a choice to make too. I hope they make the right one.
I think that so many Indians appreciate the USA as a friend and we appreciated the US 'diplomatic intervention' in 99. India and the USA have common enemies. We have similar backgrounds, but not identical.
Part of the problem is that some NRI's do not treat their hosts well. This, combined with the outsourcing of American jobs to India has made some Americans not like Indians.
Right now, the US needs to maintain diplomatic relations with Islamabad. I know the difference between relations and friendship. I do not trust Islamabad at all. Unfortunately, it saddens me to say that I do not completely trust New Delhi either. Reagan said "Trust but Verify." I am not sure about the "Trust" part but I am most certain about the "Verify."
I think that it is bad that the whole thing came out in the public, but I agree that India needed to be aware of the consequences of her actions.
I also hope that the USA and India will become strategic partners in the future and even have a close 'special relationship' like the US and Britan do.
