Is anyone surprised? That is unfortunately the problem with the Left wing of the Labor Party. They take the obvious moral route thereby excusing themselves from ever having to deal with the more harsh reality of real life.
He joins a long line of pacifist flunkies who opposed Hawke on the UN coalition to throw Saddam out of Kuwait. In other words, if we make a small target, maybe they wont see us if we just cringe in the corner and stay quiet.
Now this is a gutless philosphy, because it means he likes to enjoy his freedom and safety , even if it means at the cost of someones elses sons and daughters being butchered.
Its the old sheep and wolf analogy,when threatened by the wolf, the sheep in the pen keeps pushing his friends between him and the wolf to save his arse, eventually though being the last one , he will also end up being a victim.
Besides, will he be letting his other head have a vote?
