Dear David G, many thanks for your reciprocal ad hominem response. As I said in my post, you view others that disagree with your ideology as “neither intelligent or civilized (or mature)”. >>, and in need of medication, I rest my case.

Thank you also for “feeling” my post rather actually reading it and addressing any specific points. I’m not sure we are ready for your version of reality.

Why is it that you are unable to (or avoid) responding to content? I guess you have reached rock bottom and started digging?

Looking forward to a rebuttal but as we all know I will have a long time to wait. The nice thing about intellect is that one can analyze information, ideologues on the other hand are stuck with the opinion they have adopted. Unless of course you can deal with content and convince us otherwise?

I await the prognostications of the hallowed, omnipotent David G. Sorry, forget that, I’ve just read the Greens Party manifesto and have all the answers I need.

"Argue not with fools, frauds and fanatics. Seek better companions!"

Spindoc, it's the motto that guides my path through life. Let me say in closing that some people, not many, fit into two or more of the categories.

Ah, yes David,

By arguing with “fools, frauds and fanatics” you can nicely avoid reality and content whilst labeling those who fail to agree with you as fools, frauds and fanatics. Doh!

Great and thanks for substantiating my point. Still waiting for your rebuttal?

As I said, your journey through life is neither a journey nor anything to do with life but hey, we still await your eminent appraisal of our lowly views.

When are you going to address the content of my post? I guess as an “intellectual” you don’t see a need. Which nicely positions you as one of those I described earlier, an advert for the Greens Party, or are you eventually going to “explain” how wrong I am? Unless you do, you stand as accused, a Green cretin. No offense unintended.

Hi David and (that critic of Edward I of the House of Plantagenet) spindoc

To pour fuel on the cross-fire

"...Chief of USAF Operations in the Pacific, General Herbert 'Hawk' Carlisle...[last week] is reported saying the US would send "fighters, tankers and, at some point in the future, maybe bombers on a rotational basis" to Darwin.

General Carlisle is reported to have said the aircraft would initially go to the RAAF base in Darwin before being rotated through the Tindal RAAF base near Katherine, about 300 kilometres south of the Northern Territory capital."

My RAAF moles report that US landings of stealth aircraft have occurred at Tindal-Katherine for years (particularly at night) but what is more notable is that the Americans have now decided to publicise it.

After the Snowden revelations could it by the US want to renew our junior allied faith in US power? Not to mention more cash for NT? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-31/usaf-plans-for-pacific-foreign-pol3bicy-magazine-report/4856112

Plantagenet

"stealth" mentioned because:

"The magazine report said General Carlisle had stated the USAF would use its "most capable platforms" for the Pacific rotation plan.

This could include large numbers of F-22 Raptors, F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and B-2 stealth bombers."

see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-31/usaf-plans-for-pacific-foreign-pol3bicy-magazine-report/4856112

Hey, Pete, how do you respond to this amazing statement by Spindoc:

"Nothing has changed as power, politics, trade, greed, religion and economics still inspire humans to engage in conflict. This is a human failing and nothing to do with weapons development."

Yeah, Pete, when the Yanks nuked Japan, the further development of such hideous weaponry wasn't affected in anyway, was it? Of course not!

And the Yanks didn't get the idea after nuking Japan they might have a go at gaining complete global domination, did they? Of course not!

And the Yanks with their thousand odd military bases spread around the globe aren't engaged in imperialism are they and their nuclear submarines and space-launched missiles aren't anything to do with weapons development, are they? Of course not!

Spindoc should go back to reading Mickey Mouse comics.