The idea of Australia planning a “diplomatic offensive” to deepen its strategic relationship with the United States is beyond offensive. Whether it’s Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya or Syria, to name a few, there’s not an ounce of objectively rational strategy involved in our ally’s foreign military incursions. South Sudan is a case in point. The […]
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The sanitised conflict
February 1, 2018 By Leave a Comment
When the final contingent of the RAAF strike force returned home after its mission in Syria and Iraq, the images presented were of emotional scenes as families embraced their loved ones on the tarmac at the Amberley base. Rightly so. But left unsaid is the legality and morality of the conflict we were involved in, […]
