The Foetid Pool that is Oztralias PM!

[PigsnieLite]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...2-1702,00.html

When are you going to get rid of this shithead? Al Quaeda prays for Barack to win? When are the Ozzies going to rise up & overthrow this Embarrassing Stupid Creature? Hes almost as bad as Bush!

[Sunfrogolin]

No American is going to vote for someone named Obama. It's too close to Osama.

[PigsnieLite]

I think there is something to whut you say -- I also think America is not yet ready for a black Prezzie. I dont even know if theyre ready for a woman. Still, that Howard guy is a vile piece of work.

[Avril]

You'll get no argument on that from me.

[Avril]

However, I don't agree with Barack Obama either.

Obama blasts Howard on Iraq
February 12, 2007 - 6:35AM The Sydney Morning Herald.

Obama out of the blocks like a winner.

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has blasted as "empty rhetoric" Australian Prime Minister John Howard's attack on Obama's plan to bring US troops home from Iraq.

The 45-year-old senator waded into a major foreign policy row just one day after formally announcing his candidacy, telling Mr Howard he should dispatch 20,000 Australians to Iraq if he wanted to back up his comments.

"I think it's flattering that one of George Bush's allies on the other side of the world started attacking me the day after I announced," Mr Obama told reporters in the mid-western US state of Iowa.

"I would also note that we have close to 140,000 troops in Iraq, and my understanding is Mr Howard has deployed 1,400, so if he is ... to fight the good fight in Iraq, I would suggest that he calls up another 20,000 Australians and sends them to Iraq.

"Otherwise it's just a bunch of empty rhetoric."

Mr Howard earlier attacked Obama's plan to withdraw US combat troops from Iraq by March 31, 2008.

The conservative leader said on commercial television that Mr Obama's pledges on Iraq were good news only for insurgents operating in the war-ravaged country.

"I think he's wrong. I think that will just encourage those who want to completely destabilise and destroy Iraq, and create chaos and a victory for the terrorists to hang on and hope for an Obama victory," Mr Howard told the Nine Network.

"If I were running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and be praying as many times as possible for a victory not only for Obama but also for the Democrats."

Meanwhile Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has defended his leader and dismissed Senator Obama's comments.

"That would be half of our army. Australia is a much smaller country than the United States and so he might like to weigh that up," Mr Downer told ABC radio.

"It's entirely appropriate the Australian government expresses its view in a free world. You won't get anywhere trying to close down debate."

The foreign minister, in Turkey for meetings with the secular Islamic democracy on security, repeated the government's belief that a US withdrawal from Iraq would mean victory for al-Qaeda.

"A precipitous withdrawal by the United States from Iraq would be a catastrophe."

However, both Republicans and Democrats have attacked Mr Howard's foray into their domestic affairs.

Terry McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Convention, criticised Mr Howard's strong links to US President George W Bush.

"The prime minister has been a great friend of George Bush's, he has been with him lock-step from day one on this war in Iraq," Mr McAuliffe said.

"He and George Bush, they can go off and talk to each other, we don't care what he says."

Democrat senator Ron Wyden said it was hard to be polite about Mr Howard.

"The most charitable thing you can say about Mr Howard's comment is bizarre," Senator Wyden said.

"We'll make our own judgments in this country with respect to elections and Barack Obama is a terrific public servant."

Even Republicans have criticised Mr Howard for interfering in US domestic affairs.

"I would prefer that Mr Howard stay out of our domestic politics and we will stay out of his domestic politics," Texas Republican senator John Cornyn said.

However, Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter has defended Mr Howard.

"I think the Aussies have earned a right to comment on the world stage about their partner in this endeavour because they've been fighting side-by-side with us in Iraq," Congressman Hunter said.

Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd yesterday demanded Mr Howard withdraw his statements.

"Mr Howard must not allow his personal relationship with President Bush to impact on Australia's long-term alliance relationship with the United States," Mr Rudd said

"I disagreed with the coalition's decision to invade Iraq ... But I have seen it as my role to discuss the future of Australian foreign policy on Iraq, not lecture United States citizens on how they should vote in the up coming presidential election."

AFP

[PigsnieLite]

Whut CHildrun. They should all take an example from me.

[Sunfrogolin]

Oz only has 40K troops? We should conquer them and take over Oz! Do you have oil?

[PigsnieLite]

They haf no oil, theyre worthless. At least we haf Helen Mirren, Shakespeare & Mr Bean. Hee.

[Avril]

We do have oil and gas Don't worry, you've already taken us over. We're a mini-me of the US.