Australia ia between de U.S. and China, yep as a "whitie" in an "Asian" vorld.
Think I just caught that in the 2nd Australia I' guess would be in a position
which our great leaders would deem to be of "strategic importance to the
security interests of the United States", so im some sense
they would look
at as Iraq.
Indepent no, don['t know if less than Canada. Do Americans
dominate the heads of the largest business institutions in Canada?
We have N. Korea, Tawain potential longer term trouble spots,
and now New Guinea there has been civil war,
the Bougainville mine closure and mercenaries from S Africa.
Australian Police/troops in the Solomon Islands and now in Tonga.
In both places to quesll unrest and estalish "law and order."
Indonesia the largest? Muslim population in the world on our doorstep
with a history of authoritarianism, corruption, repression, antisemetism
and killing in their leadership.The Indonesian Kopassis and the Shah Reva
Pahlev's SAVAK '53-'89 have tortous parallels. Australia has just signed
security treaty with the Indos. and have had training exercises
with Kopassiss.
The role denies of Aussieland being the U.S. sheriff down here I think is pretty right.
Don't hink the Labour Party will get elected if Beazely
remains leader. he makes great gaffes a Bush does and the
used to call him "bomber" Beazely, because of his penchant for
military hardware while defense minster before Howard got in.
After all this time Howard saying that we would "stay the
course" in iraq now with the had to happen timetable for
withddrawaal coming out he says well, of coiurse, since the
U.S. has so many more there than we do then, of course, it
there call on the future. According to our PM your Pres. will
determine any timetable of withdrawal for Australian military.
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