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The Latest: Australia says it would come to US aid in attack
KIRO-TV ^ | August 10, 2017 | The Associated Press

Posted on 08/10/2017 4:51:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

...Australia's prime minister says his country would come to the aid of the United States if North Korea attacks Guam.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told Melbourne Radio 3AW: "We would come to the aid of the United States. How that manifests itself will obviously depend on the circumstances and consultations with our allies."

Turnbull added: "If North Korea decides to carry out some of its violent threats, then obviously terrible consequences will follow."

The prime minister says he discussed the threat with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence overnight.....

(Excerpt) Read more at kiro7.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: allies; australia; guam; korea; nknukes; trump; trumpasia
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1 posted on 08/10/2017 4:51:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

WHEEEEEEE thank you. Let’s get our multi billion dollar military out of the garage and drive that puppy around while the feckless aussies watch.


2 posted on 08/10/2017 4:56:24 PM PDT by raiderboy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They’re also at fault for not stopping Fat Boy.


3 posted on 08/10/2017 5:10:12 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: raiderboy
...while the feckless aussies watch.

Anyone who will stick their neck out for the USA and President Trump in this present climate of rampant "Never Trumpism" should never be labeled "Feckless"!

"Good on yer, Aussies!"

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a bonzer mate!

4 posted on 08/10/2017 5:13:02 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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5 posted on 08/10/2017 5:33:36 PM PDT by C210N (It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
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To: BwanaNdege
Anyone who will stick their neck out for the USA and President Trump in this present climate of rampant "Never Trumpism" should never be labeled "Feckless"!

What the hell do you mean? Eff the never Trump bull sh*t. We're talking about nukes here not some leftist slogan.

In this present climate, everyone who does not support the North Korean idiot should be supporting Trump without question. Period.

6 posted on 08/10/2017 5:40:00 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2
In this present climate, everyone who does not support the North Korean idiot should be supporting Trump without question. Period.

...Australia's prime minister says his country would come to the aid of the United States if North Korea attacks Guam.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told Melbourne Radio 3AW: "We would come to the aid of the United States. How that manifests itself will obviously depend on the circumstances and consultations with our allies."

Turnbull added: "If North Korea decides to carry out some of its violent threats, then obviously terrible consequences will follow."

That sounds like "supporting Trump" to me!

7 posted on 08/10/2017 5:47:04 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Would it be possible that they are obligated by treaty?


8 posted on 08/10/2017 5:48:48 PM PDT by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
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To: C210N

You’re going to seem like a total idiot if North Korea incinerates 25% of Seoul’s population and the U.S. has to take out untold numbers of duped North Koreans in the next few weeks.

Btw slick, millions more Californian’s voted Trump than did people in your own state.


9 posted on 08/10/2017 5:50:56 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: BwanaNdege

What a joke. What are they going to fight with ,died Kangaroo bones? They took their damned guns away. That entire country is marginal. We don’t need a soul. We need to get off the hat air and make the air HOT!!


10 posted on 08/10/2017 5:51:41 PM PDT by raiderboy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

75 years ago today the Battle of the Solomons began in earnest. TheNYT had an article about how the Aussies celebrated and wanted to fight with the Yanks. They loved the end of “Passive Resistance”.


11 posted on 08/10/2017 5:59:06 PM PDT by Mikey_1962 ("Good people do not need laws, bad people will find a way around them" Plato)
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To: BwanaNdege

What are you talking about? No one disputed Australia’s support of the U.S.

My comment was directed at your ridicules use of, “Never Trumpism” comment. We’re talking about American enemies threatening the U.S with nukes. In this context, no one gives a sh*t about never trump, BS.


12 posted on 08/10/2017 6:00:30 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2
What are you talking about? No one disputed Australia’s support of the U.S.

"while the feckless aussies watch." - raiderboy, Comment #2

My comment was to say that Australia's support was proof that they are not "feckless" since most of the press & political class of the world do not support Trump, especially in light of "Dictator Chia Pet's" ranting and raving.

13 posted on 08/10/2017 6:08:34 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: BwanaNdege

Malcom in the Muddle supports only the trendoid left


14 posted on 08/10/2017 6:29:49 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)
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We're recruiting sheilas to do the fighting

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/36680260/australian-army-bans-male-recruits/#page1

15 posted on 08/10/2017 6:32:01 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Strong allies, surely bad news for the left wing media hoping otherwise.


16 posted on 08/10/2017 6:45:27 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: C210N

You do realize that they’re called Calanians. There are more people of Chamarro heritage in California then there are on Guam.


17 posted on 08/10/2017 6:51:31 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

China says they will remain neutral if we don’t strike first.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-china-media-idUSKBN1AR005


18 posted on 08/10/2017 7:08:38 PM PDT by edzo4 (Democrats playbook = promise everything, deliver nothing, blame someone else.)
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To: edzo4

Fat Boy has declared he will nuke the USA.

Fat Boy is now looking for an out.

Fat Boy is dying soon.


19 posted on 08/10/2017 7:12:41 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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From your article:

“The Korean Peninsula is where the strategic interests of all sides converge, and no side should try to be the absolute dominator of the region.”

This is from Chinese mouthpiece Global Times.

Could this mean that China is signaling a backing away from North Korea?

This is the thing to watch right now, Sino/NK relations...


20 posted on 08/10/2017 7:28:21 PM PDT by EarlyBird (There's a whole lot of winning going on around here!)
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