It's always fascinating to witness Australian leaders putting our best foot forward on the international stage, standing up for what we believe in.
Julia Gillard has recently continued Australia's tradition of courting U.S. sentiment. Her injudicious comments erroneously accusing Julian Assange and Wikileaks of illegal activities was a rush to judgment in an attempt to display solidarity with her U.S counterparts - as is her deafening silence in her failure to publicly defend Assange's right to the presumption of innocence..
John Howard elevated obsequiousness almost to an artform with his fawning devotion to George W. Bush and his somewhat dodgy administration. I believe with a teensy bit more effort, Julia Gillard will achieve parity with Mr Howard on this one - cementing Australia's reputation as a perennial minion of the United States and it's interests.

But what can we do? we depend on the Americans for border protection, we cannot defend our shores on our own.

Just as a broken watch shows the correct time twice a day, Julia did the right thing.

Let us learn from Israel - when dealing with Americans, the rule is:
Always say what they like to hear, then act on our own best interests and morals.

ohh...ahh...
what can ya do

dogs like smelling each others butts

fat rises..abouve the milk
so does scum rise..abouve the waters

larell..needs his hardly
dean martin..needs his jerry lewis

israel needs its lapdog/usa
and its dog..needs its pet

and were it
the yes man...of yes maam's
we bend over..they do their business as usual

i think its like stockholme syndrom
or just dogs lying down with other dogs..exchanging the fleas
while collectivly..fleecing their captive flock...via the ol boys club[law]

Well why don't we try breaking ranks, cultivate the Chinese as allies?
an ostensible evil against a manifest one. When it comes to the "evil" stakes, the US has it all over China. China only takes in pariah states like North Korea because it can't cut through the ideology insulating the west, and it's an avuncular relationship or NK would have lashed out long ago. Besides, China's joined the club, it's as decadent and disparate as downtown Dallas. So we can't complain about it being unprincipled..
I say we give up on the US, a lost cause anyway (indeed frankly an embarrassment), and start chuming-up with the yellow peril? Better the devil you know, you know..

“But what can we do? we depend on the Americans for border protection, we cannot defend our shores on our own.”

The Americans protect us? Who are they protecting us from?

We have to learn from Israel? Bugger that.

We should say what they want to hear and then do our own thing… eww.

Besides, I have no reason to take the Palestinian lands and livelihoods off them.

I have the same line but different answer.

"But what can we do? we depend on the Americans for border protection, we cannot defend our shores on our own.

Now I know not everyone's in favour of having nukes in W.A....but the fact is..........with ten in place......just as a precautionary and don't F..k with us measure........then US protection will only be as alias in the event of world war 111.

Simple.

BLUE