What is with rediff guest writers and left bashing? Most Indians believe that the war was illegal and the recent elections are suspect at best because of the 'support'of "Alliance" troops. Please dont forget that self interst motivates both Europeans and the US but then Europe does not go about attcaking other countries claiming moral high ground. Cote D'Ivorie was not about sphere of influence but about protecting the lives of Wstern expats(read the papers sometimes and not rely upon Fox news type pseudo- news entities). If Chirac is bad, Bush is also. The US is more racist than Europe..rmember the KKK? There is no similarity between Iraq and Kashmir. We belive in a multi-polar world as do France, Russia, Germany, and China so we are natural in a good way. The US, which is horrible to its allies (note Pakistan, South Vietnam, Taiwan, etc) will only use and discard us without ever treating us as equals. They do not for instance support us over a Security Council seat. I wonder if its morally appropriate for India to circle Iraq like the a vulture around a carcas when Iraq was our only real friend among the Arabs and when our foreign policy is based on anti-colonialism.
