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2019-08-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Australia to join U.S.-led defense effort in Strait of Hormuz
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Posted by trailing wife 2019-08-21 00:32|| || Front Page|| [3 views ]  Top
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#1 Oz joined on the condition that their admiral could say shiz heard bad things about Trump at a cocktail party when she was in college.
Posted by M. Murcek 2019-08-21 00:45||   2019-08-21 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Beijing called, they need their oil supply protected.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-08-21 08:16||   2019-08-21 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Australia, like many of their neighbors, is worried about Chinese ambitions. Maybe they figure that lending a hand now and getting some practice working with US forces will pay off later when push comes to shove in the South China Sea.
Posted by SteveS 2019-08-21 11:01||   2019-08-21 11:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Ref#3: Perhaps this is why the Orange Man, Darth, and Pompeo are choking off their Walmart-Target lifelines.
Posted by Besoeker 2019-08-21 11:26||   2019-08-21 11:26|| Front Page Top

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