them police actions,vietnam for example.all you young americans and australia and check out the honour roll of young american men killed in these actions.pick any date,your birthday for instance or mum or dads and see how many young service people died for there country and there leader.i thought i was tough ex australian vietnam veteran,but it bought many tears of sadness to my eyes.we have to let countries sought out there own troubles in iraq iran etc.i never want to see this happen ever again.the politicians are brainwashing us into thinking these people will attack our soils,absolute rubbish,as far as i am concerned george is nothing but a war monger with our prime minister in his back pocket.protest stop the killing of young americans and innocent people in the countries they are fighting
2007-11-02 19:49:11 · 5 answers · asked by fatdadslim 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No. The media may call them "police actions". But, Korea and the Gulf War of 1991 were Peace Enforcement Missions authorized by the UN Security Council under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter. But, since the number of media "experts" who have ever read the charter can be safely gathered together in a phone booth, I'm not surprised at the term they selected.
The same with respect to East Timor and the brave diggers who responded to that effort. As a retired officer of the U.S. Navy I am humbled that Australia's SAS troops are in Afghanistan, despite the fact that Australia is not a member state of NATO and is not bound by Article Five of the Washington Treaty.
Still, those on your continent have to keep in mind that Jemma Islamiya (JI) was in business as Salafist Jihadists a full decade before the advent of Al Queda. And it was JI which killed all of those Australians in Bali.
Like it as not, we are all in this war against terrorism. And that fact cannot be avoided, even if John Howard is placed on the redundancy lists.
2007-11-03 05:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, it is war in Iraq. I don't care about the politics. I just want my bf to come home alive and not disabled while he is being the "police" for the rest of the world!
Every time there is a conflict everyone looks to the US to solve it, then you sit back and criticize every mistake like its a game. If you have a personal problem with President Bush, write a letter to the White House. Offer solutions instead of whining about what you see in the media. I'm not brain washed. There were no decent jobs and no money for college. We don't have a DOLE in the US. We work. My bf is in a battle zone right now while the media debates what should and shouldn't be done. Who is the one being brain washed? Turn off the TV and try supporting those who are putting their lives on the line for you right now.
2007-11-03 03:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by Kat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see no question here. All I see is political rhetroic. If you do not like here go back home. I bet if they bombed your country and killed 3 thousand of your country men, friends, relatives, you would defintely be singing a different tune. Your country would be begging the USA to come and protect you. The same US military that you are putting down.
God Bless G.Bush and God Bless the USA
2007-11-03 21:20:32 · answer #3 · answered by Roland P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Luckily, there are a lot of people in office who believe differently than you do about radical Islam.
2007-11-03 02:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by pgb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a question here somewhere?..or just a political statement disguised as one?
2007-11-03 03:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋