The colonies were an ocean away during the age of sail. I imagine things would have turned out quite differently if Britain was on our southern border.
No. It is based on getting out from under British colonial control, not being anti-British. India and Pakistan aren't analogous in that India does not play the role of the British Empire. They were both parts of the same British colonial possession and the circumstances of the split and the constitutional nature of Pakistan are what is at issue here.
precisely my point - Pakistan needs to get to that point as well, but the Indo-Pak history is significantly more complicated than the British American history. Saying - we should all get along, is simple, try telling that to the israelis and palestinians. I'd like to invite you to read up a bit about the history of India and Pakistan and their problems and the massive difference between them and the US/UK. It's easy to throw a reddit style comment on there without much understanding of the situation itself I imagine. Here's something to get you started: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/pakistan-s-pro...
