ANZUS will not hold

Originally posted by pintohoo ↑

hi all

IMO - we now have clear proof that Australia and New Zealand just plainly cannot depend on the USA to stick to the ANZUS treaty.

The USA has changed dramatically since we signed the treaty and it has changed radically in the last couple of decades.

If Australia cannot trust America to stick to it's side of the treaty - then, we should factor that in very strongly when we have dealings with Asian neighbours - where American interests are contrary to those Asian interests.

Where's the evidence that America cannot be trusted? -

well, the first strong inkling came when Trump imposed his first travel ban for America - he did it effective immediately - which meant that American collaborators who were escaping from war areas where they had put their lives and the lives of their families on the planes and flew out - were locked out - unforgivable - they weren't treated as special and that lack of treatment would pretty much have guaranteed their undoing - after probably years of service to the USA. They couldn't turn and go back - that meant death, and they couldn't go on to America - they were in the cold.

that was bad enough and the signal clear enough for that you cannot trust America -- but, it's just got far far far more worse and now - they unashamedly show us that they just have not even a scintilla of principled thought.

Mitch McConnell - stood in front of the entire world and said that he would 'fill it' ------------ fill the Supreme Court vacancy now - and he's gone totally against his arguments for such only 4 years ago - why did he do that - and, he did it unashamedly -

this is the key -

two reasons appear -

1. It's different now

2. because he can

And, the President of the USA agrees

There it is ---------- black and white in text - on video - in our face -

Americans operate now on - Whatever we did, whatever traditions we have, whatever we have argued, if we think we don't or do want to do something now and we did something different before - now, we will just do what we like at the time

this means that any treaties, any agreements, any promises to do with the United States of America ---------- are totally worthless

The only value of ANZUS to Australia is to do with New Zealand - and, vice versa. America is merely a word written on the paper - it means absolutely nothing.

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trump delusion again. bit too much wine today?

america has never been able to be trusted and will chase their own interests. this is not a new thing sport.