Irish,

I would agree with those who point pout that the foreign policy of foreign nations is intended to advance the interests of those nations. Some have highly developed, even passionate, opinions about what the U.S. Foreign Policy should attempt to do. It might possibly, as some have argued, be an attempt to advance the interests of America.

While I seldom consider factually accurate statements hateful, I would suggest that you take these numbers with a pinch of salt. There are, we are told "… three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.".

I think a more careful examination of the particulars, which are hidden within the gross statistics from the email will reveal a rather different story than that suggested in the email. Let us accept the 75% percent figure for Pakistan. The question might be raised “which are the 25% where Pakistan votes ‘with’ the U.S.”? If one places too great a reliance on the “percentage voted against the U.S. in the United Nations”, one may overlook the ongoing assistance being provided by that nation in NATO’s efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, and continuing American efforts to eliminate al-Qaida, whose leaders hide in the area bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan.

As for the claim that “these countries hate us”, always keep in mind that it is the governments of these nations which cast the votes, and as those governments change, so to do the votes.

I agree, although doubtless others do not, that in the arena of foreign affairs, "Nations have no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. Only permanent interests.".

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Eudaimonia