P.S. On behalf of we Americans who support such things, to those Aussies who are willingly making the sacrifices, Thank you for decades of strong support and solidarity. It means a lot to us to know that we have such steadfast allies, even though one of our presidential candidates doesn't seem to think that a country who has marched with us shoulder-to-shoulder into all of the major battles in the last century is a real ally and is instead bribed and coerced.
You certainly may not agree with your government, and we have plenty who do not agree with ours, but I wanted to give my thanks as an American to you as an Australian. Thanks.
Don't thank me! I might be living in Australia but i'm definitely not an Australian. I'm a Brit, born and raised! This is just my temporary (7 year?!) prison till i can move to America :-)
I love how before the Aussie election all the lefties were spinning it as a referendum on the war, and then after the landslide win for the incumbents suddenly it was all about economics and never had anything to do with the war. The truth is, while the economy was a key issue, the fact the "uproar" about Iraq had faded is just a testament to the fact that a lot of people pretty much see it was for the best and support the current efforts.
Well then, let me thank you as a Brit :) You have been by our side as well. As I understand it, the populace has been more divided over working beside the US, but your government does and without question. We are truly blessed to have bribed and coerced you ... ;) I hope you can make it to the US soon. We'll be glad to have you :)
I've seen some of the pseudo-neo-cons (?) on Cavuto now and then. He gets some interesting people in. They're not really those staunch hawks so much as people with a very clear plan of how to make the world a better place. It scares me a bit that i listen to them and they sound sane because i worry that perhaps people might've thought the same thing listening to early Nazi or Communist rallies and this is heading the same way. It's hard to tell and hindsight is always 20/20, but i think it'll be an interesting ride whatever happens.
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Date: 2004-10-19 09:00 am (UTC)You certainly may not agree with your government, and we have plenty who do not agree with ours, but I wanted to give my thanks as an American to you as an Australian. Thanks.
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Date: 2004-10-20 06:29 am (UTC)I love how before the Aussie election all the lefties were spinning it as a referendum on the war, and then after the landslide win for the incumbents suddenly it was all about economics and never had anything to do with the war. The truth is, while the economy was a key issue, the fact the "uproar" about Iraq had faded is just a testament to the fact that a lot of people pretty much see it was for the best and support the current efforts.
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Date: 2004-10-20 06:40 am (UTC)There is an interesting book coming out soon (in the States anyway) called The Anglosphere Challenge: Why the English-Speaking Nations Will Lead the Way in the Twenty-First Century which talks about the importance of the English-speaking alliance to the world. It sounds interesting and I'm gonna have to check it out.
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Date: 2004-10-21 05:36 am (UTC)