Not quite 300 for ethnic's training only , includes additional SAS to assist with engagement strategies, planning, logistics & training.
Remember we have more than a 100 home growth Australian Jihadist fighting with ISIS now in ME.
I would be nice to ensure they do not return to Australia.
My issue is why are we having to pick up the slack and do what the "moderate" Muslims should be doing to rescue their faith?
This from a fellow Poster ....
"Ask yourself why are our military forces having to straighten out Near East religious stupidities again when Turkey has an active army of 410,500, with a reserve force of 185,630 and ISIS force is no more than 30,000?
The Turks boasts armour of 3,657 tanks, 8,532 armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), 961 self-propelled guns; 2,152 towed artillery pieces, and 646 multiple launched rocket systems. Its air-force comprises 989 aircraft of which 254 are fighters jets, 254 attack planes, 437 transport planes, 418 helicopters, and 36 attack helicopters.
I should also mention Israel’s not so miniscule ownership of 1,680 tanks, 420 combat aircraft including F15’s, F16’s and the superior F16I’s. Not to mention an active force of 187,000 with reserves of 565,000.
Jordanians could field 1,179 tanks, 101 aircraft including F16 fighter jets, plus an army of 110,700 with a reserve of 65,000.
Saudi Arabia with an annual military budget of $39.2 billion boasts an active force of 235,500 with reserves of 25,000, plus 1095 tanks, and an air-force of 287 combat aircraft including F15’s, F16’s, Tornados and 48 British Aerospace Typhoons.
So why are we spending almost $700 million of tax payers money on something that does not concern us and cannot solve?"
