athos wrote on May 9^th, 2021 at 10:54am:
Hope the Chinese ban some more stuff, more money for us. 

Brian Ross wrote on May 9^th, 2021 at 10:14pm:


Churchill quickly sought a face to face meeting with President Roosevelt in Washington. His purpose was to persuade President Roosevelt to adhere to the secret agreement between the American and British governments to give top priority to defeating Nazi Germany, and not to divert any of America's vast resources to halting Japanese aggression in the Pacific. Churchill appreciated that the "Germany First" war strategy would put Australia, British Malaya, the Philippines, and the rest of South-East Asia at serious risk of Japanese occupation if Japan entered the war on the side of Germany and Italy. However, this prospect does not appear to have greatly concerned Churchill whose top war priorities were the defence of Britain, support for the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany, defending the Suez Canal, and protecting India. As Churchill saw it, the Philippines, Australia, British Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies could be recovered from Japanese occupation after Germany had been defeated.

Churchill insists that America adhere to the "Germany First" strategy despite Pearl Harbor

Roosevelt and Churchill maintain the secrecy of the "Germany First" war strategy

Curtin was becoming convinced during December 1941 that Churchill's assurances of British military support for Australia against Japan were worthless, and he was not prepared to see Australia abandoned by the British to a Japanese invasion. On 26 December 1941, the Australian Prime Minister addressed the nation in a radio address that made it quite clear that Australia was in grave danger from the Japanese and reflected Curtin's disillusionment with Churchill's assurances that Britain would furnish powerful support if Australia was threatened with Japanese invasion. In the course of this famous speech, which was published in the Melbourne Herald newspaper on 27 December 1942, Curtin said,

"Without any inhibitions of any kind, I make it quite clear that Australia looks to America, free of any pangs as to our traditional links or kinship with the United Kingdom."

https://www.pacificwar.org.au/battaust/Britain_betrays_Australia.html

Brian, you are a fool and your pretense at being some kind of diffident intellectual is as transparent as gladwrap.

Brian Ross wrote on May 9^th, 2021 at 10:29pm:

No you haven't... But I now know something of your psychology...

You're a bullshit artist who can't develop an argument... You take a position on something then pepper it with teenage girls' icons.

You proved what a bullshit artist you were with the Castro fiasco thread... A topic on which you claimed to be an expert... Couldn't argue or answer even basic facts about Castro and his rule.

Ajax wrote on May 9^th, 2021 at 9:42am:


What's wrong with you?

Australia isn't beating war drums..... the threats have come from China.

Because their style of diplomacy is threats, intimidation & instant cessation of trade
or imposition of embargos/tariffs in what are supposed to be "free trade agreements".

Those sort of agreements aren't supposed to be an "our way or the highway" deal.

Have you been around BBQing with P-Athos?

Gnads wrote on May 8^th, 2021 at 6:18pm:


Edited to show correct intent after typo.

As a by the by can anyone tell me how long after making a post does the "modify" icon disappear & then only allow the author to "quote" the post?

athos wrote on May 9^th, 2021 at 12:57pm:


China didn't liberate Hong Kong ... it bought it under the yoke of CCP oppression with a false narrative as to how they would maintain the region.

The same as they want to do to Taiwan.

Brian Ross wrote on May 9^th, 2021 at 2:00pm:


Most of the peoples throughout the Himilayas are either Buddhists or Islamic.

I'd say they'd be in for the same treatment as the Tibetans & Uyghurs.