Guardian Decries Trump, Ignores Australia's Own Imperial Pacts
📰 THE STORY: The Guardian warns Australia against joining a speculative 'board of peace' under a potential future Trump administration, arguing it would be a 'serious mistake' and 'national sabotage' to align with Trump's 'worst excesses,' grouping him with figures like Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Australia's alignment with perceived 'US
excesses' is not new. In 2003, PM John Howard committed Australian troops to the Iraq War, a conflict initiated by the Bush administration based on since-debunked WMD claims, bypassing UN Security Council approval and leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths and regional destabilization. This was a direct, active participation in a catastrophic war, not just a 'board of peace.' Double Standard:
Western media, including The Guardian, rarely applies the same 'national sabotage' condemnation to Australia's participation in US-led wars (Iraq, Afghanistan) or its unwavering military and intelligence cooperation with the US (e.g., Pine Gap facility), irrespective of the specific US administration's 'excesses.' The concern flares only when the US leader is deemed sufficiently 'unacceptable' by
liberal standards, not when the actions themselves are destructive. When Australia was a major contributor to the US-NATO mission in Afghanistan for 20 years, costing $15.7 billion and ending in Taliban resurgence, there was no hand-wringing about 'national sabotage' from this same liberal media. Follow the Money: Australia's deep, long-standing military and intelligence ties to the US are