The strategic circumstances that Australia face are probably the most volatile, most dangerous in decades. These words or words to this effect are frequently wheeled out to say in bureaucratic speak that Australia is vulnerable from a security and defence perspective and in an increasingly unpleasant neighbourhood.
No less BS is necessity to "protect our vital shipping lanes on which we depend so much to get our goods to Northeast Asia, and imports from there blah blah"
Can someone tell me, in any hotwar between China and anyone else on our region, what raw materials are we likely to be shipping to China, unless in cahoots with China? Or why for a few months we could not survive without new cars, TVs, smartphones etc from Northeast Asia?
We do not need a culture warrior in the military. We need real armed warriors that can defeat an adversary.
We're truly stuffed.
No less BS is necessity to "protect our vital shipping lanes on which we depend so much to get our goods to Northeast Asia, and imports from there blah blah"
Can someone tell me, in any hotwar between China and anyone else on our region, what raw materials are we likely to be shipping to China, unless in cahoots with China? Or why for a few months we could not survive without new cars, TVs, smartphones etc from Northeast Asia?
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