Sir Eoin O Fada
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Brian Ross wrote on Feb 6 th, 2024 at 11:05am: Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Feb 6 th, 2024 at 9:13am: Brian Ross wrote on Feb 4 th, 2024 at 12:02pm: MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 4 th, 2024 at 7:06am: Brian Ross wrote on Feb 3 rd, 2024 at 9:21pm: MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 3 rd, 2024 at 8:57pm: Brian Ross wrote on Feb 3 rd, 2024 at 8:22pm: ANZUS definitely locked us and the Kiwis into a US Imperial State, why else did we ask when we could down whever Washington asked us to jump? We ended up in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq at the whim of Washington. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Both Australia and NZ are not locked in to any materiel support for the US. However, successive governments in Australia have never refused any US request for support. Funny that, it's almost if we do as we told by Washington. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Since WW2, in the interests of national security and cultural sensibilities, it has always been perceived by successive Australian governments to align itself with, and staunchly support, US interests - not so much with NZ, which aligns itself culturally with Britain. Yes, but has this been in Australia's best interests? Australia is an independent state, not the 51st state of the USA. We have become involved in numerous conflicts that really do not concern us (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq) at the urging of Washington. Kiwi land has resisted that as much as possible. We should follow suit. We are far enough away and a large enough population to defend ourselves, alone. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Small correction, Korea was at the request of the UN, just as it was for Britain, India, New Zealand, Turkey and so on. It might have been a request from the UN but it was not the reason why Canberra went. It was angling for a security guarantee from the US and saw this as an opportunity to earn one. Poor fools, all they got was the A**US Pact, which is not a security guarantee. Tsk, tsk, tsk... It was a request from the UN, not “. . . it might have been . . .” just as India, the UK, etc. responded.
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