Japan wipped out the checkbook to pay for some of this, and sent ships to the battle area despite thier own laws against getting involved in foreign wars.
Germany is hopping all over the hijackers backgrounds and getting information that's useful for us.
France has stopped several....several....attempt s to attack the US embassy in Paris. France bashing may be a fad and a hobby, but in the real world they've been on top of anti-terror operations in their own country. Don't tell me you forgot this already? Its too bad this Zacharius Mousaoui death penalty thing is getting in the way now.
The UK....well, what hasn't the UK done to help? The critisms that Blair is getting in the UK bothers me personally. He's been world trotting and hand shaking with people on our behave, and gets flak for it from his own people. Somebody has to stick up for him.
Actually, I ought to include Italy too, as they've also stopped several attempts at terrorism against US interests in their country.
This thread was started by Caligula, with the basic premis asking us Americans who are friends are? Israel or Palestine?
My response may have been a bit vague, but let me rephrase it.
In my opinion Isreal is quite far DOWN on the list of USA allies. I might even put Russia near or even above them, but not quite yet.
