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Originally posted by DarknStormy
reply to post by Ben81
Australia and new Zealand are both under the crown. One would think it would not matter what country they were fighting under. JThey both fight for the U.K in the end.
Originally posted by Ben81
They remind me of Canada
neutral and land of the free at one time
Originally posted by DarknStormy
reply to post by Aloysius the Gaul
We aren't passive, we are just cleaning up the scraps that you bigger nations .....
Originally posted by cavtrooper7
reply to post by 13th Zodiac
I wasn't desputing ,I asked a question because I want to know more.It would confirm some extremely obscure conspiracies I've read about.
Hell yes we have ethics in the US don't you? I haven't been down town ambushing gangs or shooting whoever I please. Don't tell me you buy that anti American garbage we kill each other all time because a few idiots walk the streets.Or we all want to take over the world. Not true, and never was at the individual level.
Traditional America is under siege and has been since the late 50s by people who want a global system.
WW2 is a perfect example of why we do need a military. The japanese bombed Darwin and sent Submarines into Sydney harbour also. Somehow we fixed those pricks up but lets say the Chinese were to attack, even with our army and no assistance we are a sitting duck.
Originally posted by Germanicus
reply to post by DarknStormy
WW2 is a perfect example of why we do need a military. The japanese bombed Darwin and sent Submarines into Sydney harbour also. Somehow we fixed those pricks up but lets say the Chinese were to attack, even with our army and no assistance we are a sitting duck.
We have nothing to fear. China like us. They do not want to waste energy and resources on dealing with us if they do not have to. Diplomacy. We have so much to offer by way of diplomacy.
You can placate the Chinese and abandon the US foreign policy strategy, but in 20 years you will just end up in the same boat, or worse, with China as you once were with the US.
Originally posted by Germanicus
reply to post by NoRemorse762
You can placate the Chinese and abandon the US foreign policy strategy, but in 20 years you will just end up in the same boat, or worse, with China as you once were with the US.
You are probably correct. It is time to reload though.
America is done. There is no way they can pay that massive National Debt or fix their lowered Credit Rating amongst many many other problems that they have. They offer nothing more than a military that is making us a target and consumers buying products with a massively inflated, and soon to be unseated US Dollar. The US is Tullip Mania gone loco. The price of tullips is about to crash.
Its not hard to see which way the wind is blowing.edit on 12-6-2012 by Germanicus because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by bluemirage5
reply to post by erwalker
American soldiers have much to learn from the Australian military. The basic Australian soldier receives the same training as the American Delta units but the NZ military are in a league of their own; they are much smaller but more specialized, they also fight very differently to the Australians.edit on 12-6-2012 by bluemirage5 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by Germanicus
China are only "friendly" with Australia because we currently have what they want.
And we are selling it cheap.
If that ever changes, they'll go somewhere else in an instant.