The Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, is on the TV behind me giving his ideas on the Iraq Survey Group report that was released in Washington overnight, Australian time. Was hoping to grab a transcript from the 7.30 Report website, but obviously I was expecting it too quickly - oh, that's right, they would probably wait until it had screened in WA to put it up online.
Anyways, the gist of what Downer is saying is that it is okay for the Americans to have their own debate, but he won't say whether it will impact on any Australian decision - oh, and that hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died under Saddam, and although lots have died since the war (better wording would be since the invasion) it's mainly Iraqis killing Iraqis, and that any significant coalition involvement should be training instead of combat.
What a muppet, and how does the guy have any credibility left after his apparent glaring incompetence during the AWB thing. How many cables were sent to his office, only to remain unread? Or so the terms of reference Commissioner Cole got would have you believe.
And just when you think Aussie politics was about as bad as it gets, she's baaack - Pauline Hanson is sounding the media out about resurrecting her political career. Instead of the Asians and Aborigines this time around, she is warning that there are too many Muslims and disease ridden Africans allowed into the country. If I roll my eyes as much as I want to about the fact this woman, with those complaints, with some public backing, has a political career in this country, I would go blind because my optical nerve would snap.
Muppets, the lot of them.
Paul
Anyways, the gist of what Downer is saying is that it is okay for the Americans to have their own debate, but he won't say whether it will impact on any Australian decision - oh, and that hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died under Saddam, and although lots have died since the war (better wording would be since the invasion) it's mainly Iraqis killing Iraqis, and that any significant coalition involvement should be training instead of combat.
What a muppet, and how does the guy have any credibility left after his apparent glaring incompetence during the AWB thing. How many cables were sent to his office, only to remain unread? Or so the terms of reference Commissioner Cole got would have you believe.
And just when you think Aussie politics was about as bad as it gets, she's baaack - Pauline Hanson is sounding the media out about resurrecting her political career. Instead of the Asians and Aborigines this time around, she is warning that there are too many Muslims and disease ridden Africans allowed into the country. If I roll my eyes as much as I want to about the fact this woman, with those complaints, with some public backing, has a political career in this country, I would go blind because my optical nerve would snap.
Muppets, the lot of them.
Paul
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