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| US withdrawal warning could force Australia out of Afghanistan |
| 2013-01-11 |
| A former leader of Australian troops in the Middle East says Australia could be forced into a full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan if the US follows through with its Zero Option warning, made in the lead-up to Afghan president Hamid Karzai's visit to Washington. Commentators believe a residual US force is more likely, but are at odds over its size. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 Why - iff the Aussies desire to become a major geopol power-broker in their own right, they shouldn't be following the US' or UK's lead in all things e.g. Afghan pullout??? What will the Aussies [Canada? NZ? Commonwealth?]do iff the UK is reduced to just England + Wales proper after 2014, i.e. after the Scottish independence referendum scheduled for then??? LEST WE FERGIT, THERE IS ALSO A PUSH FOR WALES TO FORMALLY SEPARATE FROM ENGLAND. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-01-11 18:50 |