Silly question really, of course we need a military.

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Brian Ross wrote on Oct 18^th, 2013 at 11:03pm:


These had absolutely nothing to do with us. None of these foreign bun-fights posed the slightest threat to Australia's security and our continuing success as a First World nation in a sea of Third World warlordships.

Brian Ross wrote on Oct 18^th, 2013 at 11:03pm:


So-called 'commitments' to the UN have never been ratified by the Australian people through a referendum, and therefore they lack legitimacy and are null and void so far as the bulk of the Australian public is concerned.

Every last 'commitment' signed by our politicians with the UN are agreements in which Australia is never the beneficiary, but always the benefactor. Endless Foreign Aid, and a 'commitment' to populate our suburbs with people who are unassimilable for the reason that Islam commands primary loyalty and is intolerant of its congregation marrying outsiders who refuse to convert.

Brian Ross wrote on Oct 18^th, 2013 at 11:03pm:


Under any other PM the result would have been precisely the same. Our sending troops has always been to keep up our payments for US protection should Australia ever come under threat from our northern neighbours.

Brian Ross wrote on Oct 18^th, 2013 at 11:03pm:


The decision to mount a military invasion of Afghanistan proved to be yet another pratfall that made the Americans look like incompetent fools ~ and us with them.

Ten years after the invasion, and Osama bin Laden was still at large and giving instructions via his satellite phone.

Yet another epic fail by the Yanks and their utterly pathetic intelligence services.

Brian Ross wrote on Oct 18^th, 2013 at 11:03pm:


Any troops sent overseas for military adventures should be strictly on a volunteer basis.

BigOl64 wrote on Oct 19^th, 2013 at 7:41am:
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We owe them FA.

Our cities and suburbs already look like a foreign country due to decades of immigrating people from the Third World who bear no physical resemblance to us, and who identify first with their own ethnic community, and then to their Muslim religion.

Australians are rapidly being turned into strangers in their own land due to 'commitments' to UN treaties NOT to discriminate, and to import people bolus-bolus from all parts of the world regardless of whether or not they are compatible with the Australian mainstream.

Old Codger wrote on Oct 19^th, 2013 at 8:29am:


You're off with the fairies again. Hearing voices. Nobody has said a referendum should be held to decide every issue. 

Old Codger wrote on Oct 19^th, 2013 at 8:29am:


Wrong.

The Faceless bureaucrats ~ (100 for every politician) ~ are the ones charged with the mechanics of running the country.

The politicians are there to represent the will of the people, and to translate this into law and into policy. It is NOT their job to 'lead', but to do the bidding of Majority Opinion in the community.

I once worked in a factory where the supervisor told us to no longer think of him as our 'boss' and 'supervisor' ~ but that his new title (as decided by the management) was as our 'facilitator' and 'consultant'.

The politicians in Canberra are our servants. They are not our masters. They are civil servants elected to parliament for the purpose of representing the wishes of the people.


Old Codger wrote on Oct 19^th, 2013 at 8:29am:


Rabid nonsense.

On matters of vital importance to the people of Australia it's a no-brainer that a referendum should be held.

Both Hawke and Frazer later admitted that they didn't hold referendums on respective issues because they already knew the public would vote against the government.

In other words they robbed the Australian public of its democratic right to decide on issues that were of fundamental importance to the ordinary man in the street.

Lord Herbert wrote on Oct 19^th, 2013 at 10:39am:



Thank you.

Peace is possible through dialogue.

Bobby. wrote on Oct 19^th, 2013 at 10:26am:




Actually your point was pointless

Lord Herbert wrote on Oct 19^th, 2013 at 7:25am:


Really, Herbie?  You of course have evidence to back that assertion?  Oh, sorry, that's right this is Herbie who never presents any evidence...   

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Aircraft carriers rarely carry much in the way of missile systems (unless they're Russian  ).  They rely upon other ships, escorting them which are part of their task force, Herbie to provide protect against ballistic missile threats.

As for the DPRK wasting missiles on Australia, I cannot imagine why they'd bother.  Their missiles will be aimed for where they will be most effective, and in the following order of priority - ROK, Japan and then the USA.   The handful they have, won't be fired towards a country which is only a remote threat to their own.