chuck, Although it is a forgone conclusion, we can all imagine the potential for disaster if this gang of "alice-in-wonderland" loons ever get close to power in Australia.
You should look up a bit of the history of the cold war and see what the US security umbrella enabled the western world to accomplish over the many years.
That is apart from extraordinarily strategic position Australia has due in part to its geographic position and in part to the fantastic mineral wealth. The mineral wealth is fantastic not only in the monetery value it represents, but also in the strategic value control of the flow of these minerals represent.
Australia is one of the most valuable strategic prizes of the world, not comparable to new zealand in any way, and in fact we protect from them own stupidity.
These greenies would have us wake up one day with a big unpleasant surprise and no insurance policy to fall back on except for some fantasy-land ideals.
