His grand yet delusional scheme to remake the Middle East has been a miserable failure, yet Darth Cheney remains in deep denial. Poor Dick. It's lonely at the top, especially when you spend most of your time underground in your lavish top-secret bunker. Rummy, Joe, St. John--his few remaining supporters are looking pretty shabby and delusional themselves, and Dick craves validation.
So when Australian Prime Minister John Howard spewed forth the usual neocon talking points about "appeasement"in Iraq, Dick knew he had to show his appreciation in a big way. Americans may be turning soft, may not have the stomach for the fight, but Australia stands tall! Too bad for Dick that the Australian public has turned on Howard.
Opinion polls show the Iraq conflict is deeply unpopular among Australians, and anti-war demonstrations are planned outside venues in Sydney where Cheney is to speak or hold meetings.
Hours before Cheney's arrival, police clashed with protesters at Sydney's town hall. Ten people were arrested after about 200 demonstrators tried to break through a police cordon and march on the U.S. consulate, said Supt. Ron Mason.
On Monday, Howard said Australia would send another 70 military trainers to Iraq, adding fuel to an already fiery political debate about Australia's deployment. Howard has refused to set a timetable for the withdrawal of Australian troops, saying it would give terrorists a timetable to claim victory. (AP)
The majority of Australians, like most Americans, have seen through the lies and media manipulation. Have fun, John and Dick--you are pathetic figures who would rather waste more lives and treasure that admit that you are wrong and have been wrong from the start of this fiasco. You remind me of aging Politburo members who would proclaim the same tired cliches to a disbelieving Soviet bloc. And Fox is your Pravda.