[William McKinley]

Australia is on board. Australia has been even more staunchly allied with us than England of late (even though obviously with much less power or resources).

[MEG33]

Howard pulled off the Iraq support but there's a loud lib voice there .I think a problem in their neck of the woods might be easier.They did go in to East Timor and that time we lent aid and comfort..but no troops.(I think I'm right.)There were columns blaming the Bali bombing on too close a relationship with America.I read a lot of Australian news about that time and felt Howard deserved much credit!