This seems to have come really late
Well over 24 hours after messages of support from the Queen, and the Prime Ministers of the UK and NZ.
A lot of Australians have been wondering at how long it’s taken. We know it would not have taken anywhere near this long under the previous administration.
It’s symbolic - but symbols matter. For all Democrat talk about wanting better relationships with American allies - well, it seems to some of us they mean ‘better relationships with France and Germany - screw the nations that actually stand up with us like the UK and Australia’. We wonder why they feel such closeness to those.
One of John Howard’s first statements after September 11 was: “There is no point, in a situation like this, being an 80% ally.”
I think Bozo's minions must be reading FR regularly, it was just a few hours ago a FReeper posted that Bozo hadn't offered help or a Prayer to the Aussies yet, although other world leaders had, now all of a sudden Bozo pipes up with an offer of help. Just a trifle suspicious, don't you think?