AWA,s Hang in there Kev- Its all a Howard Beat-up

[dazzler]

There are other reasons too, like I'm diabolically opposed to the way little Johnie has again sent our troops to fight in dirty little Asian wars and only to appease the yanks.

He was a minister in the Lib government that sent our troops into the first dirty little Asian war in Vietnam and now he has sent ours to Afghanistan and Iraq. Four years after we won the war in Iraq, according to Bush, we are still fighting there. We are not wanted there, we will not win and ultimately we will get kicked out like Vietnam.

There are more reasons, but they are the main ones.


Peter.

Hey Peter,

I am just as opposed to the BS stupid war as you are.

But the US, UK and AUS are a bit like a footy team or the coppers. One in all in and the moment GWB had his brain snap we were going, labor or liberal would have made no difference IMO.

And while 200million funadamentally different people (not less than us just different culture/policitcal leanings) our govt will protect its great protector.

At least this time the US didnt watch for 3 years

cheers

[nic]

Yeah, you are entitled to a good income, even if your employer is going broke.

It's not up to you to make your way through the world, the government is there to make sure you don't go without.

No Gumby, I never said the gvt should guarantee good incomes for everyone.

What I'm talking about is promoting other industries, encouraging research and development...
When the resource boom is over it might take 20 years but IT WILL END.
What will we have left ?
The OIL rich countries in the middle east have picked this up and are diversifying into tourism,banking,trade and other sectors.
China is pumping out more scientists that you can think of .

My company exports high tech products and I can assure you that in other parts of the world Australia isn't known for much apart from the croc hunter.
If you talk about most euro contries and people immediately think high tech/quality.

Then again I'm asking gvt to have long term view, something they seem incapable of

Nic

[Harry72]

"My company exports high tech products and I can assure you that in other parts of the world Australia isn't known for much apart from the croc hunter."

You're forgetting the mining industry... when all this uranium exporting is fully established we will probably be near the richest economy on this planet.
Even the company I work for(Zinifex) is booming, we are on the verge of becoming one of the biggest multi metal companys period... 3 yrs ago we were about 1mm from folding under(Pasminco) , one of a very few companys too pull out of voluntary administration.