US for stronger defense ties with India: Rumsfeld

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NEW DELHI, Dec. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States is keen on strengthening its growing defense ties with India, which currently encompass a wide range of military-to-military exchanges and joint exercises, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday.

Over the past four years, we have had discussions, military-to-military exchanges and joint exercises. The bilateral defense tiesare strong and we intend to see them knitted together in the months to come, the Indo-Asian News Service quoted Rumsfeld as saying at a joint press interaction with Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

Rumsfeld, who arrived here Wednesday from Afghanistan for a short visit, made the remarks after holding talks with Mukherjee.

Both leaders characterized their talks as "excellent".

"Today we discussed all kinds of things and I have invited Defense Minister Mukherjee to visit US for more discussions," he said.
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1. Dear India

Please tell the PRC that you are best friends with us and NOT them.
(but we're still gonna make arms deals with Pakistan. If you don't like that, maybe we can sell more arms to you too, k?)

[DulceDecorum]

5. PS about the jobs we sent you

We have lots more exciting job opportunities for those who want to
See the world,
Visit Exotic Places
Meet Interesting People
Then Kill Them.

[DulceDecorum]

6. PPS. about that photo you just took with Rumsfeld

Please remove as many copies as you can from circulation
by the end of the Year.

The photo of Saddam Hussein
(before he did all the things we are now asking India to do)
is causing us major embarrassment.

[Deja Q]

2. No duh - they have our jobs. If India did not have them, Rumsfeld

wouldn't care if India was turned into one hole in the ground.

We helped Afghanistan in the past. Look where it got us.

We helped Iraq in the past, look where it got us.

We're helping India now. Can anyone guess the future?

[Vidar]

3. So he sells F-16s to Pakistan, a dictatorship that sheltered

Osama. India is smart enough to stick with Russia; they at least are dependable.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. They're concerned about a Russia-New Delhi-China alliance

to counteract the growing imperialism of BushCo.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Related article:US defence secretary sidesteps India’s concern over F16s f

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1056568#1057331

If he didn't get people killed, he'd be seen as comical, a joke.

[VegasWolf]

8. "Earth calling Rummy, please check in!" n/t