Saturday, October 09, 2004
John Howard's victory in the Australian elections is good news for the US - not just for Bush or for Kerry, but for America.
With the steady whittling away of the coalition in Iraq, this reaffirmation of Australia's solidarity is important. The solution to the problem of Iraq won't come through any upping of the Australian contribution, but at the least this may help us stave off a further round of desertions. And, maybe, coalition governments can take heart from Howard's victory and perceive that they can hold office, in spite of Iraq. Whoever is president on January 20 will need an ally like Australia - several in fact.
With the steady whittling away of the coalition in Iraq, this reaffirmation of Australia's solidarity is important. The solution to the problem of Iraq won't come through any upping of the Australian contribution, but at the least this may help us stave off a further round of desertions. And, maybe, coalition governments can take heart from Howard's victory and perceive that they can hold office, in spite of Iraq. Whoever is president on January 20 will need an ally like Australia - several in fact.
