Australia joins war
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- kazunori
What is the pay off?
- sexypixel0
the payoff is hope that the US will protect australia in the event of war, look at australia on a map of the world, look how far away from the 'western' world it is. look how many rough nations surround it.
- kazunori0
that's prolly true, but you would think a country can prove it's support for another without having to put their own in the line of fire.
- sexypixel0
Apparently 29% of Australians want a US lead war, thats 69% that don't, yet still troops are commitited.
someone did this tthis morning
- kazunori0
sweet photo
- Mick0
Australia relies heavily on the US for its economy/business relations. The AU market and dollar value rely very much on the US. Sending troops to the US also shows that Australia isn't a lazy-ass nation that doesn't contribute to the world when it's needed.
I think John Howard is doing what is best for his country's long term relations, economy, security and for what he personally believes in - it's just that a majority of his country disagree with him.
- monokrom0
If your 'friend', pointy stick in hand, asked you to tag along while he beat the hell out of a hornet's nest, would you jump at the chance?
Australia needs to associate itself with Gulf War II about as much as I need to trephine my skull to let the demons out.
- ribit0
Australia isn't making any 'new' decision here at all, it is just continuing a tradition going back over almost 100 years, in terms of military/political support, treaties... Australia has also been involved in a lot of UN peackeeping missions, you just don't hear a lot about em... being a bit on the small side...
- unknown0
this isn't exactly a peace keeping mission though. Its a split the world in half & and pick on a 3rd world country mission
- ribit0
didnt say it was...
just pointing out the history involved here. It's very much like the US/UK permanent relationship (just smaller)
- unknown0
sorry, just skimmed through the posts.
Its a worrying time.
- ********0
Their involvement will probably a couple of guys in the back of a ute, slab of beer and a some spotties on the front.
- unknown0
...shooting wallabies?
- ********0
Not wallabies mate.....Roos!
Wallabies = small and timid
Roos = big.....and timidgo figure eh?
- vespa0
This is not new. Johnny always bends over for the US, and australia has a history of sending in troops as fodder for the US and UK, for wars that have nothing to do with them (anyone remember gallipoli?)
This stems from the racially tinged idea that they are a western outpost in the east surrounded by aggressive countries who would attack Australia if they weren't protected by the US and UK.
- ********0
This australian notion of invasion is pretty much utter bollocks as it's not like indonesia is going to even bother coming down south.
And if they do, big desert in the way...and thats before they run into the freaks in far North Queensland. Them in themselves are enough to deter any country with land grabbing notions.
- ********0
Aussie is fucked without the US..
It has litterally one of the biggest nests of terrorists as a neighbour:
Indonesia.
so they have no choice then to join the killing of other 'inferior' civillians.
long live humanity.
- Sapphire0
those US ambassadors sure knows how to deal, they obviously placed some bling blings under the table for the aussies.
- ********0
we need it down there, with the south east asian Peso as our currency.
- ok_static0
Bully.
- vespa0
Yea and look what happened in Indonesia - the US got it's citizens out of bali 3 days before the bombing but the aussies were left with no warning. not sure who's incompetancy that was but kissing bush's arse doesn't seem to have done much for australian protection in reality.