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Monday, December 20, 2004

Republicans Visit India 

I'm wondering how many folks have read this blog post, about the recent US congressional delegation which visited India. This was highlighted on Kevin Drum's Washington Monthly blog, and comes from The Road to Surfdom blog. It summarizes comments from India "government people":
We consider ourselves as in competition with China for leadership in the new century. That's our focus and frankly, you have made it very difficult for us to deal with you. We find your approach to international affairs ridiculous. The invasion of Iraq was insane. You've encouraged the very things you say you were trying to fix - terrorism and instability. Your attitude to Iran is ridiculous. You need to engage with Iran. We are. We are bemused by your hypocrisy. You lecture the world about dealing with dictators and you deal with Pakistan. We are very sorry for your losses from the 9/11 terror attacks. Welcome to our world. You threaten us with sanctions for not signing the non-proliferation treaty, but you continue to be nuclear armed and to investigate new weapons. You expect us to neglect our own security because you want us to. We don't care about sanctions.
Seems about right. Folks in India and East Asia generally see the US campaign in the Middle East as a misguided lark. Any reactions, or other reports on this delegation?