It's an ego thing
MrBrian
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April 24, 2007 10:50am
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PRIME Minister John Howard said today one reason he won't withdraw Australian troops from Iraq was because it would humiliate the United States.
Two Australian soldiers were injured in southern Iraq yesterday when a roadside bomb exploded as their light armoured vehicle passed by.
Mr Howard did not comment on the incident today.
But he said America's power and support was important for Australian security and he would not support a policy that weakened it.
It would be a “colossal blow to American prestige in the Middle East and around the world” if the coalition pulled out of Iraq and appeared to have lost the war, he said.
“There is nothing in it for Australia in seeing America humiliated in the Middle East,” he told ABC Radio.
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PRIME Minister John Howard said today one reason he won't withdraw Australian troops from Iraq was because it would humiliate the United States.
Two Australian soldiers were injured in southern Iraq yesterday when a roadside bomb exploded as their light armoured vehicle passed by.
Mr Howard did not comment on the incident today.
But he said America's power and support was important for Australian security and he would not support a policy that weakened it.
It would be a “colossal blow to American prestige in the Middle East and around the world” if the coalition pulled out of Iraq and appeared to have lost the war, he said.
“There is nothing in it for Australia in seeing America humiliated in the Middle East,” he told ABC Radio.
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I agree with this statement ... problem being, the U.S. already looks bad because of the Iraq situation. What's the sense in prolonging it?
it's apparent that they are in it for the oil. why else stay? ego and oil.
yes but if he did something it would humiliate american, because america is'nt doing much.
doing something would mean admitting he's been wrong all this time ... heaven forbid that in our leaders ...
What planet do these people live on? Have they been paying attention?
nothing in it but perhaps a show of backbone.
i love an election year.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
i rather doubt that anyone would notice. i dont think many americans even know australia has troops in iraq.
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hahaha! that was really really funny.
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It was?
I guess we are so used to it, that it stopped being funny a long time ago!!
The pair of them are like a little leader totem pole!
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