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The point about Iraq.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
SIR: George W. Bush's ill-informed and ill-advised adventure in Iraq may still turn out to be a success in the eyes of our great-grandchildren. But that is not the reason that Tom Switzer and Neil Clark's "A Most Un-Conservative War" (December 2005) misses the point that matters for Australians.
By all means side with the realistic and prudent British and American conservatives (and Owen Harries) and ask why the neo-cons won the battle for the President's mind. By all means remind Australians that gratitude is not a notable or long-lasting asset in relationships with great powers. But such wise generalities do not justify criticism of Australians, conservatives or merely politicians and commentators, for not condemning a war which America and the UK were going to fight and in which our course has been so completely and cunningly marked by self-interest that it is somewhat embarrassing to spell out the details.
Forget the dubious US attitudes on Dutch New Guinea and, maybe, East Timor (though in the latter case the USA might have ...
- A most un-conservative war.(Politics)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Switzer, Tom Clark, Neil December 1, 2005 700+ words
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- Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science January 1, 2002 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Interpress Service November 2, 2007 700+ words
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