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2011-11-13 Down Under

12 fighter jets to protect US President Barack Obama in Darwin

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Posted by Clerert Glemp3213 2011-11-13 09:50|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Protection from Zeros stationed at Raboul?

Posted by borgboy 2011-11-13 13:31|| 2011-11-13 13:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Yup. They still want revenge for Yamamoto.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-13 14:23|| 2011-11-13 14:23|| Front Page Top

#3 ...throw a 5m saltie in his bathtub.
Love their comments.
I think thats a 15 foot croc.

Posted by Lemuel Omeater8867 2011-11-13 17:49|| 2011-11-13 17:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Waste of jet fuel.

Posted by Wheremble Jaling4172 2011-11-13 18:26|| 2011-11-13 18:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Darwin airport is a combined civilian airport/ RAAF base, so they are probably there already. Or thereabouts- most Air Force assets are up that way.
We were camping on the Daly River once, and something came upriver, supersonic, at first light. Bounced me right out of my swag.

Posted by Grunter 2011-11-13 18:46|| 2011-11-13 18:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Awwwww, #1, I wanted to say it - my alternate was the Zeroes from Balakashina or Truk were too far away???

FYI CHINA BLOGGERS = are belabeling Obama's venture to set up a new US Marine training base in Ozland as a US attempt to turn same into a future US State or Protectorate from China.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-13 19:16|| 2011-11-13 19:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Intehwesting ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Permanent]US BASES IN AUSTRALIA RULED OUT, by the AUS Govt.

US Marines are welcome to train alongside Aussie forces [ + MWR, MIl Tourism], but NOT to stay???

Also from SAME > CHINESE PENETRATION IN SOUTH ASIA NOW BEYOND INDIA'S CONTROL.

* SAME > [Peoples Daily Online] US UNLIKELY TO CONTAIN CHINA'S RISE.

* SAME > CHINA UNLIKELY TO BUDGE ON THORNY SOUTH CHINA SEAS DISPUTES.

* SAME > CHINA PLANS CHEQUERS TO CHECKMATE INDIA | PLANS TO BUILD THREE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS [ + Escort/Battle Groups] TO DOMINATE INDIAN OCEAN.

On a separate but related note, RUSSIA is repor planing to build two new super Shipyards-Ports in its Far East, which Bloggers ostensib believe are mainly for the construx + support of Russia's proposed new Aircraft Carriers.

* SAME > SOUTH CHINA SEA: A NEW GEOPOLITICAL NODE.

ARTIC > Professor NI LEXIANG = argues that by China absolutely controlling its own maritime lifeline, China is also controlling the lifelines = security of JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, + OTHER SCS/ASEAN NATIONS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-13 22:59|| 2011-11-13 22:59|| Front Page Top

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