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Avalon Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Sydney
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I was in the ARES (Army Reserve) in 1989-1990. During that time we clearly told Indonesia was enemy No 1. Yeh they were training with Indonesian troops, but they showed them how to do things the wrong way. Itr was also a good way of finding out their capabilities under guise of helping them out.
Remeber East Timor? I specifically seeing on the news Howard and Gusmao signing a oil rights deal as soon as Gusmao became president. We wnt there for the oil and to the Woodside Petroleums police force... There are billions of $ tied up in oil sitting off East timor - thats why Indonesia didnt want to give it so easily. Hawke and Keating totally destroyed the Aus military. Howard built it up, but not enough. I personally would see to to see at least another 3 to 4 Divisions - 30-40 thousand deployed. Now I dont consider myself racist, but the thought of 100 million chinese coming down here and taking over is a pretty daunting thought. I dont give a damn if they are chinese or calaphumpian - i juts want to live in peace and not be dictated to by another county. If anyone has seen Michael St.Clairs sea level change map for Aus , it expalins where i am coming from. Notice the middle of the country - not much desert left is there.... |
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Avalon Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Rural NSW, Australia
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Hi folks,
truth be told we were referred to during WWII as 'The Southern Resource Centre' and that was the reason there was such a big push to take Australia. A large nation with huge natural resources and a small population to land mass makes for easy pickings to some......... We may perhaps be viewed once again in the same so this is were we need to reconsider what we want from our govt and what we want from ourselves??? Something for us all to ponder I guess......... Vesta |
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