Yes I agree with a lot of the above. The trouble is the same people who always jump on the bandwagon about America’s terrible war history are the same one’s that scream out for America to intervene every time a war or crisis breaks out in some country around the world and then condemn them for not doing so.

I read it all the time on this forum, for example; Why doesn’t America do something about the genocide in Sudan? Why doesn’t America do something about deposing Mugabee in Zimbabwee?. America should be acting now to stop the rape and killing in Kuwait, why are they taking three months to decide? America should be leading the United Nations to send peace forces to Bosnia. Why doesn’t America protect the Palestinians from the Israelies? etc. etc. Leading peace forces is not just a matter of standing there, it is a matter of fighting against one side to protect the other. America needs to establish military bases when they need to deploy peace forces in a country.

Ozandy is obviously not South Korean.

Sharkfin - careful you may upset the slobbering love affair that has resulted on this OLO topic.

Sounds like a good title for a book, doesn't it? Slobbering Love Affair?

So, in the process of attempting to save a person from being hit by a bus a pilgrim accidentally knocks said person into the said path and the person is mortally injured.

Most OLO writers apparently feel that the paralysed bystanders are morally superior to the arrogant, red necked, septic tank who intervened.

Ozandy opines, "Being appeasers of the bully, Australia is not exactly in an honorable position...but at least it is pretty safe. When the bully dies of stupidity (in progress), we can shift allegiences (sp?)fairly cheaply".

Allegiances? Hmmmmmmmmmmm, let me see? China (another business op for the filthy rich Rudds)or India or Russia or Latvia or Saudi Arabia or Argentina or that gutless black market buyer of Iraqi oil, France? (After all it was only about the oil) The French would sure as hell come to the aid of Australia if the Greens asked them to. One appeaser to another, you know, birds of a feather.

I give up Ozandy. Who did you envisage?

Why has it become so quiet?