I read this news article online and I am just apalled! Australia is one of America's strongest allies and this is what happens!
Aussie 'left for dead by Americans'
Thursday Jul 19 00:23 AEST
An Australian private security operator was left for dead by American forces after he was seriously wounded during an ambush in southern Iraq.
The US refused to provide a helicopter to evacuate the wounded man after being told he was Australian, News Limited reports.
The Queensland man, who suffered severe leg and abdominal injuries, was delivered to Basra air base by a British road convoy more than seven hours after the attack.
The June 25 attack near the town of Al Zubair, 15km southwest of Basra, was carried out by at least six gunmen and involved roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Two Toyota Landcruisers were destroyed in the attack.
Three of the man's Iraqi colleagues, including an Iraqi interpreter, died in the attack.
The security operator underwent surgery at a British military hospital and was later evacuated out of Iraq.
He remains in the region in a serious but stable condition.
2007-07-20 07:29:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=401258
2007-07-20 07:49:28 · update #1
Many Australians feel that their government should withdraw our troops, and are unhappy about our Prime Minister being a lackey of G.W. Bush.
As a former "war correspondent" who covered combat in Cambodia, Southern Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, I am not surprised at the actions of the US troops.
2007-07-20 13:09:05 · answer #1 · answered by Walter B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think I'd like to see the other side of the story.
I think our Australian allies would like to as well. We've a strong friendship. If this is the case, they can depend on the U.S. taking appropriate action and sharing with them the full results if not bringing them in on every aspect of the investigation.
If it were a U.S. soldier, and Australian support, I wouldn't believe it without more proof, and I'd trust our Aussie allies to make it right.
They always have in the past, just as we have. That's what allies do.
More than likely it's just someone trying to break us apart. The commanders of the two forces are probably laughing at the attempt to disrupt our friendship right now while visiting the young man and assuring him of their support.
2007-07-20 07:53:07 · answer #2 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even in spite of the undeniable fact that this could be a hypothetical question I nevertheless say "Why fix what isn't broken." It would not make experience to spend billions of greenbacks on changing something that would not want changing while that funds may be extra advantageous spent helping deprived infants & convalescing our heavily stricken wellbeing care provider & the nightmare it particularly is our public delivery equipment.
2016-10-09 03:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this true? Give me a link to the story.
2007-07-20 07:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If this is so, it is horrible.
But things are going to get considerably worse.
Eventually, not only Australia, but every other nation will leave.
2007-07-20 07:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If this is true how horrible! Can you give us a link?
2007-07-20 07:45:37 · answer #6 · answered by Snowflake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you bet ye.
2007-07-20 15:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋