But what is in it for them? As far as the US is concerned, it...

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29/08/14

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Originally posted by kingpins ↑

In light of what's happening in the Ukraine I thought it may be prudent to suggest to those who hate the USA and the UK (with a passion that is beyond me) to take a moment and think that if Australia was in the same situation who would help us.
The Ukraine has been invaded, the USA, the UN, the EU, are all looking the other way. They are all protesting and decrying such terrible behavior but they are still not helping

Russia has already taken the Crimea and is in the process of taking the rest, the Ukraine will soon cease to be an independent country

We have to our north many countries that are bigger, poorer with larger armies and military hardware than we have and regardless of what all the doves say "it will never happen" the fact is that if they NEED what we have and are no longer satisfied to just buy houses and mines but need the lot who is going to stop them

Although the USA and to a certain degree the UK are not the ideal friends or display the best manners and attitudes to the world in general they are still vitally necessary to our well being and just the fact that they say they are our friends and we show that friendship by supporting them is enough to make any envious neighbors to the north very cautious

It must be remembered that Japan entered the last war to get oil, they had literately a months supply of fuel when they embarked to get the oil reserves in the Pacific. They NEEDED the oil

So if the shoe fits just remember we are a small country and small countries need friends so if not them who?
Just look to yourself and decide whether your hate is justified

If you read my posts you will see that I do criticize them but I don't hate them

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But what is in it for them? As far as the US is concerned, it could well be to their benefit of the Asian supply chain is more direct. After all, the US don't buy much from us. We don't have oil. We are not in a particularly strategic position. They declined to help the UK in the Falklands issue, they declined to help us in the East Timor scuffle - they are fairweather friends, always demanding our help and turning away if we need it.

The UK might help on the old Empire ties basis.
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