Howard Has Really Put His Foot In Now

So...

John thinks he can comment on what al-qaeda must be thinking now that Obama is running.

From this story, I point out the following:

1. Obama is spot on. 1400 troops in back of house operations guarding Japanese engineers working on plumbing. Compared to 140,000 troops in active service with 3000+ dead, I think the issue of bringing troops home is a pertinent one and the US people have a right to have a choice.

2. Obama has done well to respond to our ding-dong prime minister so quickly. When Bush was running for President in early 2001, he probably didnt even know where Australia was.

3. Al-Qaeda? They have a view?? Considering that Iraq has never been about al-Qaeda but rather the WMD's (rememeber, AFGHANISTAN was the war about al-Qaeda, not IRAQ... I know that Johnny thinks they're all the same, but they're not) why would al-Qaeda have a view on Obama's view on stance on Iraqi troops. Wouldnt the Sunni's and Shi'ites have a more interested view? Perhaps Lexie Downer should read more briefing papers whilst he sits in the Qantas lounge in Adelaide....

Remember people here in Australia and in the US. The war in Iraq is wrong and is a war for the greed of the USA. Bush doesn't give two hoots about ensuring Iraqi women get a free right to vote and make a living... he just wants the oil.

Obama fights back after PM attack | NEWS.com.au: "Mr Howard earlier attacked Senator Obama's plan to withdraw US combat troops from Iraq by March 31, 2008."

[Post Script]: US Blog "the Moderate Voice" has scathed Howard. Check it out here.

[Post Script #2}: More bloggers getting into this! An Aussie view here and an American view from The Daily Kos here.

I think I am more excited by the fact that our PM has finally put his foot in it on the world stage! Hehehe