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Originally Posted by Liberty";p="
The first line in the article states it simply: "JOHN Kerry's campaign has warned Australians that the Howard Government's support for the US in Iraq has made them a bigger target for international terrorists."
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And you call it campaigning against Howard? She gave an interview, she answered a question, she expressed her honest opinion (BTW undeniable), if it happened to coincide with Howard's opponent's opinion you people claim that she was campaigning against Howard. Come on, that's as dishonest as it gets.
I did not belittle australians, they are good allies, they did participate in the original invasion. But when we need more troops and more help in Iraq and they withdraw 1,200 combat troop leaving 850 non-combat troops I don't see them all that committed to the war (I don't blame them either).
I am greatful for what they've done and are still doing, even small contributions are valuable, but that's exactly what it is - token participation. Compare it to other countries - Italy 3,000 combat troops, Poland 2,500 combat troops, Ukraine 1,600 combat troops.
All I was trying to do was to explain why the Iraq situation and Bush had nothing to do with outcome of their election.