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October 09, 2004

Victory in Oz

John Howard Prevails in Australia; Increases His Ruling Majority

Tim Blair has a round-up.

The media always looks to elections in the West for tea leaves for our own election. Frankly, I don't think there's much correlation. Still, it looks like the war is less popular in Australia than here at home and yet the public decided to stick with the more aggressive man in the war on terror.

Australia has fought side by side with us in every war since at least WWII. Good on 'em.

Thanks to Stan.


posted by Ace at 11:34 AM
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The Australians, and New Zealanders, were technically our allies in WWI as well, being part of the British Commonwealth. As a result of the butchery at Gallipoli, the ANZAC forces suffered brutally in WWI, and ever since Australia has generally been highly hesitant about involvement in any war. Churchill was critical of the Australian government for refusing to institute conscription AFTER Pearl Harbor. This makes the Australian vote all the more significant.

Posted by: MD on October 9, 2004 11:47 AM

Perhaps the Aussie have been loyals allies is that we fought side by side during WWII. Many Americans were stationed in Australia during the war. Our navy played a big part stopping the japanese advance that may have ended up with australia under japanese occupation.

Our canadians friends to the north, besides the great french influence in quebec which is anti american, never have been under the threat of occupation by another country. it makes a difference.

Posted by: ralph on October 9, 2004 12:01 PM

The BBC is downplaying the victory as being based on economics - which not-so-coincidentally neither Blair nor Bush have in their favor. I wonder if the families and friends of the Bali casualties voted on the basis of economics, too.

Consider the source.

Posted by: The Black Republican on October 9, 2004 12:02 PM

10/9/04

"the war is less popular in Australia than here at home..."

We have only the news media's assurance of this theirs and ours). Australians are a very independent and deliberate people. They only do what they want to do. If Mr. Howard won the election with greater support than he had before, the Australian people really wanted him as their leader. They didn't forget the war at the polls; it almost certainly brought them to the polls ready to vote for Mr. Howard. We are lucky and blest to have allies of the quality of the Australian people. God bless them.

Lonnie Kendall

Posted by: Lonnie Kendall on October 9, 2004 02:24 PM

The ballot box: where we separate the men from the Spaniards.

Posted by: Hucklebuck on October 9, 2004 02:59 PM

Anzac troops were on the Western Front as well. Here's one Dough who was glad for it.

Posted by: Donnah on October 9, 2004 10:24 PM

Yes! Lets hear it for the boys from down under!

Even the Japanese love them, in these days. It would be so great if Americans Australia for close neighbors instead of Canadia.

Just think of the surfing!

Posted by: Joseph Reinhart on October 10, 2004 10:52 PM
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