Is Australia now at war? It depends on how you spin it and for what purpose. Tony Abbott baulked at the suggestion as he announced Australian combat missions using his half-empathetic, half-lecturing I-used-to-be-a-journo tone to explain to reporters why they should calm down. I know that youd love to have that headline, but its not strictly accurate, he began, conceding that, Yes, we are engaged in combat operations, but these are combat operations against an insurgency in support of the legitimate government of Iraq. Read more: canberratimes.au/comment/its-war-no-matter-how-you-spin-it-20141003-10pz8t.html
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 20:36:05 +0000
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