Stand up, Australia!
“Countries will find greater agreement with the late Henry Kissinger’s much quoted warning on international relations: ‘It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy but to be America’s friend is fatal’.”
We could tear up every agreement ever signed and not give them another cent, if Australia (or any country) is in strife, the US will help if it’s in the interests of the US.
And if it’s not in the interests of the US, we’ll be on our own, no matter what agreements have been signed, promises made, or how many squillions of dollars we’ve sent or spent on their behalf.
Given the instability (see how polite I am?) in the US, now is the time to cut the apron strings and learn to stand on our own two feet, dealing with other nations as equals, not boot-licking (polite again!) as we do now.
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