Posted on 09/03/2006 8:37:25 PM PDT by jmc1969
Edited on 09/03/2006 8:45:28 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Australia will boost its military force in Iraq by an extra 38 personnel and 4 Bushmaster troop carrying vehicles, Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said Monday.
Nelson announced the extra troops in Canberra after returning from visiting Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2.
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This is a good practice for Australia if they want to become a regional power.
Thanks to our Ozzie friends. The only country to have stood with us for almost 100 years!
Good on them.
Nice touch, those "Bushmaster" troop transports. ;-)
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