IS Mise time you come out from behind the informed commentators mask,
surely you know? Howard did this? and how it worked? why he did it? please consider your confrontational style, aim for at least some understanding before you launch in to others,hard to see much intellect behind your rants old mate

Belly,

Well, tell us how it worked.

From where I sit it does not seem to have worked at all.

fact is it did, as we saw in Bali one and two, and other acts of terrorism it was once very much worse than it now is, in the rush to share what is for me too,,, a hate of that section of the Islamic faith,,, we need to target and protect ourselves from, we, some of us, just refuse to see it is not all from that faith, and too that many more of them die at the hands of the true filth than westerners,not willing to dredge up the full Howard details, he would still say it was money well spent, can we agree after Menzies he was the best Liberal leader?right now look past the need to hate, hear the current leader of that country, as quoted again this day, by Turnbull, in Hansard,* terrorists he said are not believers* they insult that faith, hate and blindness is no answer, telling the vast majority of us we are wrong you are right? research Howards actions, well worth seeing, then tell me all aid is wasted can we agree no faith is without sin, Catholic 1000 children news out of America this day? I propose all faiths pay tax, no faith tell us how to govern, just for a start towards a better world

Islamic fanaticism is absolutely loathed by the average Muslim in Indonesia, just like paedophiles are loathed by average Christians here.

Islamic fanatics are true Muslims and as my Muslim mate said the Australian Government are mad to encourage Muslim migration.

The monsoonal rain has stopped (for a while) so we are about to have another go at holding the outside bit of the Independence Day celebrations (Indian).

Sorry for the late involvement, but in my view foreign aid should only ever be paid from surplus funds, not borrowed funds. End of story.