''AUKUS is just a protection racket payment. USA does not care what % we are spending on defense, they care what % we are giving to them.''
the problem is - that the USA aren't as honourable as the mob --
they will not honour the protection deal in this case
Who in reality is going to be a threat to Australia?? ------------- China? - highly unlikely. AND if China did have designs about some kind of military threat to Australia - there's no way that America would do diddly squat - they'd probably do a bloody deal WITH China.
Other Asian nations a threat? -------- Pfffffffffft. Vietnam won the war against us - and we're still waiting for the invasion ------------- never going to happen.
Probably the biggest threat are the Kiwis and if Tassie has a coupe and goes rouge.
AUKUS is the biggest load of bollocks - AND at a time when we need serious investment in Australians ----------- we're giving it to the lobotomised chimps in Washington
