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| John Howard - fifth rate General | |
The same man who took away your guns and then led us to the brink of war - Johhny
(but-I've-got-guns-and-you-haven't) Howard - has just made an extraordinary
military decision. Australian troops are not to
fire at Iraqi troops in
civilian buildings such as schools and hospitals in the coming war. It's not clear how many Iraqi soldiers read Australian newspapers (or this
site), but any that do now know that if they are attacked by Australians, they
only need to shelter in a school or hospital, and the Australians cannot
return fire. Little Johhny has told us that we must not treat returning soldiers like
the 'Nam veterans, many of whom were spat on by protesters when they
returned. But apparently it is OK for him to put their lives at risk by
limiting their operational abilities. Former military personnel are not popular choices for politicians in Australia,
but at least they would understand the rules of combat necessary to achieve a
military objective. Maybe it's time to dress Little Johnny in khaki, give him a
gun and parachute and drop him over the Iraq desert. Then we could cut down on the number of body-bags sent to the gulf.
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