Australia Should Have Stuck With The French
The great submarine betrayal of France by Australia, which resulted in AUKUS is now shown to be a bad idea. The liar of Australian politics, former PM Scott Morrison who is loathed by President Macron was the key driver behind the international betrayal. Australia should have stuck with the French when it comes to building submarines to protect our national security. In light of Donald Trump’s behaviour and the US becoming an unreliable ally AUKUS seems a very bad idea. Already, labelled the worst deal in history by former PM Paul Keating, the $368 billion deal commits Australia to a Trumpian America now siding with Putin’s Russia over Ukraine.
“Some U.S. allies are considering scaling back the intelligence they share with Washington in response to the Trump administration’s conciliatory approach to Russia, five sources with direct knowledge of the discussions told NBC News.
The allies are weighing the move because of concerns about safeguarding foreign assets whose identities could inadvertently be revealed, said the sources, who included two foreign officials.”
AUKUS & USA No Longer Reliable National Security Pathways
America is no longer a reliable ally under the Trump regime, as it is full of questionable individuals who have not passed their own national security checks. A cabinet made up of right wing political hacks, FOX News presenters, and batshit crazies. The culture wars have been made a priority rather than actual expertise in their cabinet portfolios. This is government by celebrity and reality TV rather than the sober approaches that have gone before. Americans wanted to shake things up, well that is happening and there will be consequences. Trump is making enemies on the world stage and these folk have an appetite for a stoush. Canada is keen for a fight in response to the 25% tariffs imposed by Trump and the derogatory statements, he made, which accompanied the trade war moves. Mexico is likewise punching back. Europe, including the UK and France, is expressing their continued commitment to the Ukrainian defensive war against Russian aggression. Betraying an ally is no small thing in the international sphere.
The French Are Sticking Tough With Ukraine, As Is Australia
“French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will discuss with European allies the possibility of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats, amid concerns over potential US disengagement.
France is the only nuclear power in the European Union.”
Australia should have stuck with the French instead of taking the AUKUS U-turn. Now, we are in bed with the whacko Trump who cannot be relied upon as a staunch ally. Putin’s best friend is not Australia’s. The LNP Coalition took us down this road and Scott Morrison is over there filling his pockets as we speak. Albanese continued on with the AUKUS deal but things have changed since the election of Trump 2.0. It is time to stop and review this expensive and sketchy deal. Australia needs to find its own way rather than give over its sovereignty to a US cosying up to Putin and other dictators. Since WW2, Australia has walked its own middle ground internationally, until AUKUS that is. Fears of the yellow peril have always been around downunder. The reason why Chinese warships are doing naval exercises in our waters is because we have been in the Taiwan Straits with the Americans doing the same – it is tit for tat stuff.
AUKUS will not deliver any submarines, if ever, until the mid to late 2030s. It is not the time to be throwing our weight around with displays of military aggression. The LNP Coalition governments played the blame China card repeatedly at great economic cost to Australia. The Albanese government has fixed most of these trade sanctions via diplomacy. Dumb machismo posturing is not smart, even if it feels good to morons. Australian independence has to be predicated on smarts not on sucking up to deranged dictators like Trump. Perhaps, we could give the French a call and say sorry and how about some submarines.
Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of America Matters: Pre-apocalyptic Posts & Essays in the Shadow of Trump.
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