So much for DEMOCRACY !!!

Originally posted by STANG
Leading up to the invasion of Iraq and resulting deaths of up to 100,000 people, the John Howard government in Australia:

1. Supported the lie that there were WMD's.
2. Referred to people marching against the invasion, and representing h ...[text shortened]... with visitors.

However, I am no longer proud to be Australian.

There is an awfully ugly look about Australia right now. An australian was caught and convicted with 4 kilos of marijuana at Indonesian customs - she denies knowing about it, not exactly a first for drug couriers. Now Australian public opinion is abusing the Indonesian justice system, want their tsanami relief money back, will boycott travel and goods and there are even clowns making death threats and sending pretend anthrax through the post in a display of anti-asian feeling not seen since the White Australia days.

Perhaps it's time for Bush's Deputy Sheriff to have a good hard look at itself.

Originally posted by dfm65
What do you mean 'so much for DEMOCRACY'? Last year Australians exercised their democratic right to re-elect the Howard government - POST INVASION. Note that since the invasion of Iraq and subsequent severe doubts over the existence of WMDs in Iraq, Bush Blair and Howard have all been re-elected. That's democracy. Just because a vocal minority don't get things all their own way does not mean democracy is compromised. Grow up.

hehe you said it, sorry to react so late but you had an excelent point....

Originally posted by no1marauder
Bush went on what UN weapon inspectors told him.


If you really believe that, you are incredibly ignorant of what happened in 2003. UN weapons inspectors NEVER told Bush that Saddam had existing stocks of WMD's and requested more time for inspections which were ongoing. Please get your facts straight; Bush did lie when he said "We know t ...[text shortened]... h thing as they didn't. If Howard repeated that lie to the Australian people, then he lied too.

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