MUMBAI ON $200 MILLION A DAY

[spence]

Originally Posted by JohnR

We should be cozying up with India more than most anyone. They are a massive, vibrant democracy, with growing capital, educational, and intellectual possibilities. They share a border with the more massive, vibrant totalitarianist / communists, with growing capital, educational, and intellectual possibilities. They also need help in many areas and we could stand to benefit from help in many areas.

As our current allies in Europe fade somewhat in significance and as the world balance moves to the east, we would be well versed in building solid relationships with emerging powers and extending / reestablishing relations with current partner nations, Japan, SK, Aus, Indonesia, Indo China.

Agree 100% and he can't do this by staying home.

While Bush was focused on his social engineering project China was locking in contracts. We're already at a disadvantage in this regard.

Perhaps Obama could try Priceline.com to make Salty happy.

-spence

[scottw]

unnecessary and expensive dog and phony show strategically timed

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by scottw

unnecessary and expensive dog and phony show strategically timed

There are no 34 warships going. It is not $200 mil per day.

You know I am not a big O fan by any stretch - this one he should do. Though skip the tunnel and Coconuts.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by JohnR

You know I am not a big O fan by any stretch - this one he should do. .

I can appreciate you position John, as someone who can see the political center from your livingroom

Barack Obama, Dealmaker - The Editors - National Review Online

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by scottw

I can appreciate you position John, as someone who can see the political center from your livingroom

Barack Obama, Dealmaker - The Editors - National Review Online

And your point is ? Can't tell if that was snarky or not

(and yes, you won't hear from the left how much of the groundwork was laid out by Bush admin or how the Bush admin has probably prevented 2 wars between Pak and India)

[scottw]

Originally Posted by JohnR

And your point is ? Can't tell if that was snarky or not

(and yes, you won't hear from the left how much of the groundwork was laid out by Bush admin or how the Bush admin has probably prevented 2 wars between Pak and India)

no, not snarky...you mentioned recently that you could at least "still see the center"....perhaps suggesting that I cannot so I was appreciating your perspective coming from someone that might be more "centered"...and then a little Sarah Palin humor thrown in

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

Agree 100% and he can't do this by staying home.

While Bush was focused on his social engineering project China was locking in contracts. We're already at a disadvantage in this regard.

Perhaps Obama could try Priceline.com to make Salty happy.

-spence

A shot at Bush....that isn't like you

[scottw]

Originally Posted by spence

While Bush was focused on his social engineering project China was locking in contracts. We're already at a disadvantage in this regard.

-spence

As is the case with U.S. national-security matters, Obama, if he is clever enough to do so, has the opportunity here to profit from sound investments made by the administration of George W. Bush, whose cultivation of New Delhi was one of the great unsung diplomatic success stories of the era. The Bush administration’s careful negotiation of the U.S.-India nuclear accord was the key to thawing the sometimes chilly relationship between the world’s two largest democratic republics, an unhappy relic of India’s regrettable Cold War cuddling with the Soviet Union, back when socialism was chic.