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Old 10-19-2007, 12:48 AM
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There were parts I agreed with too. But France for example, as much disdain as Americans have for it, has a lot in common with us as well. That relationship is not as good in part because of that disdain. Unfortunately for France, after the revolution their new government was not established by a contingent of great men.
India's new government was established by great men though, and I think that is shared with the US.
I also think there's a little too much 'we' where there really isn't.
As you mentioned, secularism was our idea. Though not a question of credit, I think some relationships drawn are shared with us rather than particular to common British heritage.
I agreed with about half of what he wrote about India. I do not think Americans have come to appreciate India's struggle with terrorists. Frankly, America doesn't really have much of a relationship with India, despite their similarities.
I disagreed with the UN comments. It's not a prisoner of the unilateralism of France, Russia, and China.
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