Originally Posted by
PJL
Incorrect . There's far more truth in it than Americans would ever admit to . Even in Australia ( your supposed alley )we were coerced into putting our oil onto the world parity system , so US interest could control it . Our government in 1975 , was subject to a US regime change operation , because they intended to buy back all Australian natural gas reserves , and make them Australian public property once again , and create a substantial Australian sovereign wealth fund with the profits , similar to Norway......our biggest resource company , BHP was coerced into a merger with Billiton US , and soon shut down the steel industry . Now , all they do is dig holes everywhere and sell stuff , pay almost no tax and create almost no employment.......fast forward to current times , and now we are expected to provide a a launching pad in Northern Australia , for the US military to attack our biggest trading partner , in exchange for a few submarines that we won't see for 30-40 years ........and we are supposed to be allies to the US ........Spare a thought for the plight of African and middle eastern countries .