Re: US involvement with the Taliban

I have to agree with Norm. Australia has committed troops and/or naval
forces on many occasions to support the US, usually without any public
debate (let alone even parliamentary debate), and usually before we were
even asked to. Token forces perhaps, but we still put lives at risk. Not to
mention Bush's standoff with China a few months ago over Taiwan. Our
government fell over itself to support the US position even at the expense
of damaging our reputation with pretty much all of Asia.

Adam Driver
Technical Consultant
Kaz Computer Services
Level 5, 66 Wentworth Ave
Surry Hills, Sydney    NSW   2010
Phone : + 61 2 9844 0386
www.kaz.com.au





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Richard,
I take exception to your comment below and I'm sure many other Australians
would
as well.

Thanks for nothing,

Norm



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard B Baird" <rbaird@esourceconsulting.com>

No one has ever appreciated U.S. help - except the UK and Canada.  They are
really the only countries in the world that have stood by us thick and
thin.