In article , Chris Blunt
says...
> >Why do you think the Indian military should do ambulance work for
> >tourists?
>
> For the same reason the US military are using helicopters to evacuate
> people injured or in some other imminent danger in New Orleans.
>
> Many countries make use of their military facilities to rescue
> civilians in emergency situations (eg injured mountain hikers) when no
> alternative is readily available.
>
> I don't know how serious this person's mountain sickness was, but if
> it became life threatening then their request would seem reasonable.
Well, the USA is the richest country in the world, while India a poor
developing country with limited resources.
The US military is saving their own people, while the Indian military
would have to save some foreign tourists, who chose to go into a
dangerous area. Nobody forced these tourists to put themselves at risk.
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Alfred Molon
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