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| Mar 3rd, 2006 01:09 PM | ||
| ziggytrix |
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| Mar 3rd, 2006 11:29 AM | ||
| KevinTheOmnivore | Exactly. | |
| Mar 3rd, 2006 11:12 AM | ||
| Abcdxxxx | Americans like to be friends with everyone. | |
| Mar 3rd, 2006 10:55 AM | ||
| mburbank |
Or Monarchies, which we also love. Our very own president is on a handholding, flower sniffing basis with the Saudi royal family. So, Democracy has it's perks, but so does any other form of government that has a chance of making the richest people in our society even richer. Oh, and Soylent Green? Made out of people. |
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| Mar 2nd, 2006 08:26 PM | ||
| ScruU2wice | Bush has been pretty friendly with Pakistan too, which I find funny because if we really cherish democracy we'd say something about a General who rose from a military coup.. | |
| Mar 2nd, 2006 08:05 PM | ||
| Abcdxxxx | Yeah I agree, I was making the same argument in the UAE thread. There's no bigger slam on the Arab states then when we talk about alternative fuel sources. That said, it's no secret that the Arab world would much rather see Pakistan, or Iran develop a "muslim bomb" instead of India. It also puts a damper on an intifada party in Kashmir. | |
| Mar 2nd, 2006 07:09 PM | ||
| El Blanco |
Sorry, most people I come across that are discussing this or any India topic keep refering to Pakistan and Afghanistan as Arab nations. If you are refering to is this gonna piss off OPEC, ya, but its no secret we've been looking into alternative energy resources for a few decades now. Hell, Bush, who many accuse of being a puppet for Big Oil, has sent billions in funding towards projects like hydrogen research. Now, a big cartel like OPEC has to have some damned good bussiness minds working for it. That means they will find a way to make a profit on this. |
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| Mar 2nd, 2006 06:57 PM | ||
| Abcdxxxx |
Who said it was? It's still a move that will upset the Arab states. |
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| Mar 2nd, 2006 06:31 PM | ||
| El Blanco | Not to be anal, but Pakistan is not an arab country. | |
| Mar 2nd, 2006 01:02 PM | ||
| KevinTheOmnivore | Yup, democracy has its perks. Maybe Iran and N. Korea should pay attention.... | |
| Mar 2nd, 2006 12:08 PM | ||
| ziggytrix | India is poised to be the Democratic version of China. Washington has every reason to get in bed with New Delhi, Arab feelings be damned. | |
| Mar 2nd, 2006 12:00 PM | ||
| Abcdxxxx |
Would you rather they hooked up with China or Russia? Strategically, because of where India sits on the map, it makes a lot of sense. One has to wonder though...wouldn't this offend our Arab allies more then questioning the ports deal? |
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| Mar 2nd, 2006 09:39 AM | ||
| KevinTheOmnivore | Woohoo!! | |
| Mar 2nd, 2006 08:17 AM | ||
| Geggy |
India, US seal nuclear agreement SmarterChild: NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the United States said on Thursday they had sealed a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation pact, the centerpiece of President George W. Bush's first visit to the world's largest democracy. http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jh...rc=ActiveBuddy That's one hell of a visit, George, thanks a lot. |
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