Dear Shadow Minister,

As I pointed out earlier, the major stumbling block
to disarmament is the issue of trust, for each
country finds it difficult to believe that others
like China would really abandon their supposed
ambitions for "world domination". After all, China,
India, et al, are much less affluent and technologically
advanced societies than the US and so are worse equipped
to prepare for war. They also world-wide have fewer allies
and far fewer military bases than the US.
Ideally it would be great if tensions eased and a climate
of trust developed then existing bombs, war heads, and
delivering systems would possibly be scrapped in a series
of carefully verified stages. However, I also don't see
that happening - just yet.

Foxy,

China and Russia are both busy occupying and annexing the territorial areas of others by force. It is too soon to declare world peace.

Shadow minister

I see the annexing of Ukraine by Russia as not unlike something the Us would do in the same circumstances in fact has done. Going in to protect one side against the other.

The pro European citizens in Ukraine, toppled a democratically elected leader
after he won the election fair and square in Ukraine, because he was more friendly
towards Russia than Europe and was ready to borrow a lot of money from Russia as
Investment to aid the economy of the country. When they ousted the democratically elected leader, naturally those that had voted for him, were up in arms, literally.
And so the country split along ethnic lines, the pro Russian Ukrainians and the pro European Ukranians.

Doesn't look too good for the multiculturalism and democracy in Australia when you
see the country go to war after a democratic election, over who is going to run the country.

When the Pro European Ukranians took power off the elected president, it meant they also controlled the army. As Putin said he went in to protect the Russian Ukranians from a bloodbath, something he said that is no different to what America has done in the past. And Britain as well when you think of the Faulken Islands in Argentinian when
Margaret thatcher was Prime minister.

Cherful,

So you approve of Israel annexing the west bank?

Foxy,

"Having an American President - from whom one can
expect the unexpected with his hand on the nuclear
button is also a bit of a concern."

and John Howard helped get him elected.

Dear Is Mise,

And how did John Howard do that?

I thought it was the American mental midgets with
IQs of a fence post
that did that.