Well it appears quite obvious that the majority of us, myself included, don't want our troops fighting this unwinnable war.

So, the question must be asked, why the hell are we still there?

Perhaps it's time some type of 'on mass' petition is started to make our 'obviously blinded' political parties aware of the fact that they are part of a very small minority who actually want the war.

Boy, imagine just how much better off the average joe could be if we didn't continue down this path of 'mass waste'.

Any clues on how to get such a petition up and running and aimed at the right people.

After all, it's our money they are wasting and it's not as if their 'after polotics' pension will be effected.

The power of the people is what is needed here, I think.

Rehctub,

No one has ever seen a Political Party walking down the street.

We have seen Politicians but we cannot blame Politicians.

Without our consent Politicians could not do anything.

No matter how we turn the compass, its needle points to us.

To vote is to neglect our duties and surrender our rights, all our rights to charlatans who delight in wars, big wars.

Mr. Flint likes wars.

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=11070#185446

socratease, spot on,

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=11070#185452

Peter Hume, i agree with all of your comment except the 3rd paragraph. We should not have gotten into this silly war but rightly or wrongly, politicians sent them there & the diggers should not be punished for following orders & training.

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=11070#185463

mikk, how typical to see you standing up for the terrible "mistakes" of the Red/green/getup/labour Communist coalition.

There is ample evidence to show that many of the Loonier, Left, members of the Red/green/getup/labour Communist coalition have, over the last 50 years been following orders from Moscow. "White Anting" our nation with their corrupt ideas.

The Politically Correct Thought Police have much damage to answer for.

Should they be charged with committing "Cultural & Economic Terrorism or Treason?

Check out some of the evidence for yourself.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8630135369495797236#

Happy viewing.

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David G, half right as usual. The "Raving Right" types like former VP Dick Cheney don't get imperialism out of these wars. They get "short term" war mongering profits. The "Loony Left" get a war on the last bastion of patriarchal society, Islam.

Why hasn't the new democrat US government been keen to get out faster?

Why haven't Krudd or Germain Gillard been more vocal about quitting?

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=11070#185472

Rhys Jones, those appalling people, like me, account for 99% of the population. This is another example of why Tony Abbott could be PM any day now.

Civil war or a military coup becomes more likely daily.

Those farmers Bob Katter spoke about will soon stop shooting themselves & start shooting back.

I would prefer not to see it but the Red/green/getup/labour Communist coalition are the worst war criminals the world has ever known.

They have been playing Head F*%# mind games with the general public for 50 years now & wonder why Depression, Mental Illness & Anger are at plague proportions.

Formersnag, I heard a rustle under my bed this morning. I suspect that a socio-communist-green is lurking under there. Could I engage you to rid me of this terrible threat before I become corrupted?

I'm sure that you, and a few of your clever friends, could bring baseball bats and, clutching your bibles, give good account of yourselves as well as do something heroic for your country which knows that 'white is right' and 'right is right' and that 'capitalism is next to godliness' and 'America will save us.'

I can't afford to pay you much but I have a few shoes that still have some life left in them. What is your shoe size? Is it similar to your I.Q.?

http://www.dangerouscreation.com

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Arjay, mostly correct as usual, but you are a little off mark, this time. Radical Muslim Terrorists are in every country in the world wherever ANY Muslims live. Saudi Arabian oil money has funded many of them & many of the worst examples have been Saudi citizens, but they are everywhere, including Brisbane. I have seen & identified them by the visible tattoos that some Radical Muslim sects/cults wear.

How immigration could make a "mistake" like missing a tattoo on the face is beyond me.

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=11070#185504

rehctub, i don't think there would be ANY Australian who wants us in Afghanistan, including even our stupid, "Pollies", but apart from the, legal requirements of the ANZUS treaty, if we don't come running every time a US president whistles, then they won't protect us from foreign invaders in our region with more than enough MANpower & modern weapons to take over, any time they like.

Sadly we NEED the yanks more than they need us. If the Red/green/getup/labour Communist coalition had not kept our nation so small, weak, poor & powerless over the last 50 years, then we might be better able to defend ourselves alone. Even to the extent of keeping Northern hemisphere nations away from Antarctica, Whales, Tooth fish, etc, etc, etc.

Northern hemisphere nations are raping the southern hemisphere oceans, planing, to do the same to Antarctica's resources as well & we are powerless to stop them.

Which Aircraft carriers are you going to do any "gun boat" diplomacy with, ICBMs, nukes? Oh that's right we don't have any of that stuff, do we.

Formersnag,You portray radical Muslim terrorists as being the major problem.They exist but the real threat is still Bush's New World Order in which the corporate elites want total control.

Islam is of little threat compared to this high tech Orwellian corporate society we are fast approaching.