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2007-11-30 Down Under

Australian troops to leave Iraq by mid-2008: Rudd

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Posted by ed 2007-11-30 08:30|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 And so it begins.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-11-30 09:28|| 2007-11-30 09:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Amateur hour. This is sad. The Aussies used to be the only country the US could depend on. Now maybe we need to look at the Poles instead. They say that in democracies voters deserve the governments they get. It will be interesting to see what the Aussies think of their new government in a year or two.

Posted by RWV 2007-11-30 10:30|| 2007-11-30 10:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Buyers remorse started kicking in as Rudd made his acceptance speech. This government could be as chaotic and brainless as Whitlam's.

Posted by Grunter 2007-11-30 10:36|| 2007-11-30 10:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Foreshadowing. Think President Obama.... brrrr

Posted by Gleaque de Medici6916 2007-11-30 11:29|| 2007-11-30 11:29|| Front Page Top

#5 It should be said: The country has not changed, nor have the Australian people. But the Howard Government's 12 years in power exhausted the attention span of enough voters to make the change.
These things happen. Life goes on. And the Rudd Government should not have the Senate majority needed to force through the worst of its legislative ambitions. Already Unions are starting to throw their weight around. This will start to wear thin before long.

Posted by Grunter 2007-11-30 14:00|| 2007-11-30 14:00|| Front Page Top

#6 We're downsizing our troop presence there. I think it's only fair that Australia rest their troops, too, before the next push. Mid-2008 isn't anything like a precipitous pull-out.

Thank you, Diggers, for all you've done, and all you've yet to do to help keep the world safe for civilization.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-11-30 16:30|| 2007-11-30 16:30|| Front Page Top

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