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Aust could help US with airdrops
Aug 10^th, 2014 at 7:34am

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Two C-130 Hercules aircraft based in the United Arab Emirates could possibly be used to assist in drops of food, water and other humanitarian supplies on Mount Sinjar, where 40,000 Iraqis are trapped.

Australia will be ready to assist within days should it be called to action.

"We are looking to assist as quickly as we can," Mr Abbott said.

The prime minister said it was important Australia join international partners on helping stifle a potentially large-scale humanitarian disaster.

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/08/09/15/52/aust-could-help-us-with-airdro...

A humanitarian disaster that began with the US invading Iraq with little Johnny's full support.

Who ever they send over there had better watch out for those Weapons Of Mass Destruction.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 106008 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #1 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 8:32am It's a good idea. Australia does have some responsibility to the people in Iraq after helping to destroy the country in 2 wars.
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 34905 Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #2 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 10:18am as long as we're dropping 500 Kg ordinance on ISIS i'm all for it.
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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #3 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 11:08am Bobby. wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 8:32am: It's a good idea. Australia does have some responsibility to the people in Iraq after helping to destroy the country in 2 wars. That was only 1 war. ......but don't forget helping to free it from the Ottomans in WW1 as well. So I suppose you can say 2
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Re: Aust could help US with airdrops
Reply #4 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 11:36am

Swagman wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 11:08am:

Bobby. wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 8:32am:

It's a good idea.

Australia does have some responsibility to the people in Iraq
after helping to destroy the country in 2 wars.

That was only 1 war.

......but don't forget helping to free it from the Ottomans in WW1 as well. So I suppose you can say 2

I was referring to Gulf Wars 1 & 2.

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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 84974 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #5 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 12:51pm I hope they are receiving fighter escort with anti-missile technology.
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Re: Aust could help US with airdrops
Reply #6 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 12:54pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 10:18am:

as long as we're dropping 500 Kg ordinance on ISIS i'm all for it.

Probably waiting for some innocent and unarmed freight crew to be blown to bits..... need an excuse...

I'd do it now... cluster bombs on the Jihad Highway. Let's be honest.. any self-respecting civilian would get as far away as possible..... you'd hit 99% jihadists or supporters.

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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 84974 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #7 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 1:00pm
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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #8 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 2:31pm Bobby. wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 11:36am: I was referring to Gulf Wars 1 & 2 They were the same war. "2" was just a recommencement of hostilities....after Iraq broke the ceasefire...so just the one war
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Re: Aust could help US with airdrops
Reply #9 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 2:37pm

Swagman wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 2:31pm:

Bobby. wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 11:36am:

I was referring to Gulf Wars 1 & 2

They were the same war.

"2" was just a recommencement of hostilities....after Iraq broke the ceasefire...so just the one war

We could air drop in a platoon of Ozpolitic volunteer muslim hating extremists to lead the fight. Don't know how they would go with mattresses strapped to their backs.

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True Blue... Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3748 Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #10 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 4:15pm Bobby. wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 8:32am: It's a good idea. Australia does have some responsibility to the people in Iraq after helping to destroy the country in 2 wars. x2 you have to finish what you started whether it was right or wrong...
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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16619 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #11 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 4:39pm Australia has never started or finished anything on the international stage apart from a brief interlude from Gough Whhitlam government which opened a door into China. Australia has always blindly followed the leader. First UK. Now USA. "All the way with LBJ".
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #12 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 4:49pm Laugh, do you have a problem with Australia doing food drops to a minority of unarmed civilians who are surrounded on a barren mountain and being threatened with annihilation by Sunni Muslim fanatics?
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Re: Aust could help US with airdrops
Reply #13 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 4:51pm

red baron wrote on Aug 10^th, 2014 at 4:49pm:

Laugh, do you have a problem with Australia doing food drops to a minority of unarmed civilians who are surrounded on a barren mountain and being threatened with annihilation by Sunni Muslim fanatics?

Its not credible. Abbott is posing. Aircraft would have to fly low for drops and exposed to AA fire and Manpads.

How about hairdrops instead. They could float down thousands of finest export grade map of Tassie Australian merkins.

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Aust could help US with airdrops Reply #14 - Aug 10^th, 2014 at 5:07pm Just love the reports coming through of the U.S. Air Force smoking the convoys, waiting to obliterate the men women and children stranded on that crappy mountain. Smoke 'em U.S.! Blow their sorry arses back into Syria!
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