[papertyger]

I hate to mess up your notions of statecraft, but countries don't have "friends." They have allies. Those alliances are built on common interests and goals. Whether they "like" us is irrelevant.

If "liking" our people had anything to do with it, or greatest allies would be the Chicoms.

[Lorianne]

Their interest in us is to have us to all the dirty work for them, meanwhile they would just as soon slit our throats after we’ve finished serving them.

You can have that if you like it.