Australian Politics Forum - Iraq - The Ballad of Howard, Blair and Bush

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Re: Iraq - The Ballad of Howard, Blair and Bush
Reply #60 - Apr 17^th, 2013 at 6:54am

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Apr 16^th, 2013 at 8:22pm:

As a small player with a very small military, Australia is forced to accept its place as a willing ally, or quite simply be left out of the banquet and prey to the wolves of the world.

What does it mean to say that Australia is 'forced to be a willing ally'?

To be willing is to freely choose.

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Re: Iraq - The Ballad of Howard, Blair and Bush
Reply #61 - Apr 17^th, 2013 at 8:40am

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 17^th, 2013 at 6:54am:

What does it mean to say that Australia is 'forced to be a willing ally'?

Australia's relatively small population and isolation 'forces' it to make alliances with other nation's to protect its national security otherwise the defense budget to GDP percentage would be one hell of a lot higher.

It does not mean Aust is any nation's beetch and to say so in my opinion is massively offensive to Diggers and all other Australians.... Angry

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Re: Iraq - The Ballad of Howard, Blair and Bush
Reply #62 - Apr 17^th, 2013 at 5:34pm

Swagman wrote on Apr 17^th, 2013 at 8:40am:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 17^th, 2013 at 6:54am:

What does it mean to say that Australia is 'forced to be a willing ally'?

Australia's relatively small population and isolation 'forces' it to make alliances with other nation's to protect its national security otherwise the defense budget to GDP percentage would be one hell of a lot higher.

It does not mean Aust is any nation's beetch and to say so in my opinion is massively offensive to Diggers and all other Australians.... Angry

Australia's vassal status to the US is self-imposed, probably due to the national psychological shock caused by Britain's abandonment during WW2...

To deflect the fact of our vassal status by using an ad hominem strawman does not change the facts.

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Re: Iraq - The Ballad of Howard, Blair and Bush
Reply #63 - Apr 17^th, 2013 at 5:52pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 17^th, 2013 at 5:34pm:

Australia's vassal status to the US is self-imposed, probably due to the national psychological shock caused by Britain's abandonment during WW2...

WW2 was a close call and only serves to emphasise my previous post.

Swagman wrote on Apr 17^th, 2013 at 8:40am:

Australia's relatively small population and isolation 'forces' it to make alliances with other nation's to protect its national security otherwise the defense budget to GDP percentage would be one hell of a lot higher.

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