Pax Australus - NOT!

What a country does when its once powerful ally goes soft: A Pacific Warning

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Saturday: "Some have argued that in the global economic recession we should reduce defense spending to ease the pressure on the budget. But the government believes the opposite to be true. In a period of global instability Australia must invest in a strong, capable and well resourced defense force."

If only the Obama would realize that a dollar spent on defense is a job created - instead of a dollar flushed is a dollar wasted.