Australian troops should have gone to New Orleans: Beazley

The Australian ^ | 6th September 2005

[Prime Choice]

The government should have ignored directives from the US State Department barring foreign consular representatives from hurricane devastated New Orleans and sent a rescue mission, Labor says.

That's great...if Australia really wants to engage in an overt Act of War on the United States.

[satchmodog9]

Funny. Do they plan to storm the beaches?

[naturalman1975]

Yes - and Kim Beazley is normally sane when it comes to defence - and well informed. This is really out of character and reveals just how desperate he is to score political points.

He knows this is something you can't just do.

[Perdogg]

Nothing prevented them from sending in the SASR.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Hey... weren't there pictures of some Kangaroos caught in the flood waters????

[Aussiebabe]

This shows why the Labor party lost so badly in the last elections and don't have a clue about anything. We are laughing pretty hard about this down here--I believe we will invade New Zealand first, then Hawaii, before making it up to New Orleans.

[af_vet_1981]

That's great...if Australia really wants to engage in an overt Act of War on the United States.

As an American citizen, I support them attacking the NO dome to rescue those hostages. Any human being would.

[pipecorp]

Kangaroo b#lls, Kangaroo b#lls
great taste from down under!

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

They are simply reading our "leaders" lack of response to the Mexican invasion.Therefore, if Mexico nation can cause its people to invade the USA with impunity why not Australia? They are just as good as Mexico!

[bikepacker67]

Hehehe....

Just a month or two back, many FR's were calling for a simalar tack regarding Aruba.

[Owl558]

"This is really out of character and reveals just how desperate he is to score political points."

Silly posturing, really, and very transparant.

Is there any word on the missing Aussies? How sad. Pray they are safe and thanks to all of our friends in the world who are helping us in our hour of need. We are truly blessed.

[bigsigh]

"overt act of war." LOL!

[Alien Gunfighter]

Silly posturing, yes, but also completely unnecessary. Most US military personnel have worked with Australian military personnel at one point or another, and we're highly unlikely to fire on each other for any reason. The most likely scenario is that we would all team up and gripe about what a bunch of idiots we all work for.

[muawiyah]

There were no hostages in the NO dome.

[Prime Choice]

Just a month or two back, many FR's were calling for a simalar tack regarding Aruba.

Where? Who? Thread numbers?

[Prime Choice]

"overt act of war." LOL!

I don't know where you live, but where I do, unwelcomed troops are referred to as "an invasion force."

[bigsigh]

Where I live, a platoon of Australian soldiers paddling toward the SuperDome after a natural disaster to rescue their countrymen, while locals and the NG sit on their helmets, would not be considered an "overt act of war." However, I must admit, where we live, many people have common sense enough to not exaggerate to make their simple point. And they are honest enough to admit it, when they do.

[atomic conspiracy]

There were no Australian forces then, but British troops did go to New Orleans once.

[Prime Choice]

Where I live, a platoon of Australian soldiers paddling toward the SuperDome after a natural disaster to rescue their countrymen, while locals and the NG sit on their helmets, would not be considered an "overt act of war."

So nice to know you so readily surrender our sovereignty and national borders to other countries, pal. Remind me to never count on you when America really needs her countrymen.