Bobby. wrote on Apr 29
th, 2017 at 5:39pm:
Brian Ross wrote on Apr 29
th, 2017 at 5:09pm:
Bobby. wrote on Apr 29
th, 2017 at 4:41pm:
Brian Ross wrote on Apr 29
th, 2017 at 4:36pm:
War? OK, produce some evidence to prove that the Australian Government of 2001 declared war on "Terrorism".
I demand a link to Hansard at the very least, Bobby.
I look forward to your obfuscation. It will be amusing to read.
I don't need to -
we have soldiers fighting in: Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria.
Our F18s are dropping bombs on ISIS.
What more evidence do you need?
I have laid down the parameters I am prepared to accept. I see you are engaging in obfuscation again, Bobby. How amusing.
Brian,
We don't have votes in parliament anymore to allow wars to happen.
The PM authorises military forces to go into battle -
& that's it.
you are forgiven
namaste
Oh, poor, poor, Bobby. You really are foolish. We have NEVER had votes in Parliament to declare war on another country. Foreign Policy (and by extension, war) lies purely with the Executive Arm of Australian Government. Parliament has no power over it. Never has, since Federation in 1901. We have had one debate on whether we should go to war or not in 2003, against Iraq. However, the Federal Government could have ignored the outcome of that if it had lost the debate. It didn't.
The PM however, makes a statement to Parliament, announcing the intentions of the Federal Government to go to war. Such a statement would appear in the Parliamentary Record ("Hansard" as it is known). We have had statements on WWI, WWII (thrice, once against the Germans and Italians and once against the Japanese and once various minor Axis allies), once in Korea and Borneo and Vietnam and once against Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (1989) and again in 2003. We have never had a statement announcing war against "Terrorism". We have had announcements about "conflicts" we have joined in, against Somalia (1992) and one or two others.
Your efforts at obfuscation are as always amusing, Bobby. You've shown yourself to be a fool. Again.