Cp279 wrote:The only way out of this mess is to wait for the mighty Australian Forces to intervene and...save the world.
The problem... (sigh !!)... is that in the light of latest developments, they have been too busy.... with their own personnel training !
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Not Australia's job to save the world.
Work as part of a joint Coalition, then yes, but we won't be working to save the world. We have interests in the region and the Middle east is likely to go by a number of unpleasant tangents and directions.
Australia and the Coalition have positioned themselves brilliantly to be able to abandon Syria as soon as things get hairy. There is certainly no reason for them to be targeting DAESH unless DAESH are specifically in the way of our own interests and the only interest at the moment is RAQA, its Oil Fields and the protection of Kurds and Idlib.
Which is a major victory for DAESH to say the least. If the Russians were smart, they would be working with the Coalition, but now it is difficult for the USA to go after one group and leave the other alone. That is no matter what Trump has said in the past. DAESH are not the Coalition's number one priority. The protection of Israel is which makes Hezbollah the number 1 priority.
I'm really sorry you don't like this message. It is however a very learned and true analysis.
As for the Australian Mility, it is one of the best in the world, with capabilities that are very strategic and unique. For such a small military, it can project considerable power across the globe, and its Electronic warfare capabilities are second to none. It is a military that has very similar capabilities to Israel and they are highly regarded around the globe. Along with the Israelis, they pack a lot of punch and have the best equipment on the planet.
It might interest you to know, that the Australian military has the world's biggest single weapons acquisition program. There is an $80 Billion AUD contract to acquire 12 Shortfin Baracuda Submarines. If you don't know what a barracuda Submarine is, I suggest you look it up. Suffice to say, they are able to launch ICBM whilst submerged and they can remain submerged for 6 months.