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Countries (including India) donate to the US during times of disaster (Katrina). Not exactly the same thing, but worth pointing out. The US gets a lot of value
by latch 14y ago
Countries (including India) donate to the US during times of disaster (Katrina). Not exactly the same thing, but worth pointing out.
The US gets a lot of value from having a friend in the region. Especially one with the military capabilities that India has.
But really, my point is that we live in a complicated world. It's idealistic (naive?) to think "how silly, people are starving yet they have a space program or a nuclear program?!" Science and energy aren't wasteful places to be spending money. Frankly, we live in a world where military spending can hardly be seen as wasteful.
- eriksank 14y agoThe donations during Katrina were meant to be understood as moral support. These donations were not to be misunderstood as a claim that the US would have been incapable of dealing with Katrina by themselves.
- kamaal 14y ago>>not to be misunderstood as a claim that the US would have been incapable of dealing with Katrina by themselves. Oh, yes sure. But if somebody in my neighborhood dies, I lend them shoulder so that they cry in comfort. Not that they are incapable of dealing with their loss. But because that's how friends treat each other. With compassion and are always there for each other during times of need.
- pm90 14y agoYes, but this relation is not symmetric, which is where the OP's question comes in