“We are dealing with a very different US administration now, and we have to be able to do more to defend ourselves,” he said.
"This is straight from the heart. This is what he thinks of us. He does not respect his allies."
- Turnbull
Pretty bang on.
Comment on Trump calls out Australia in blistering post declaring the US does not 'need' ally support in Iran
Nath@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Two key points from the article:
- The US hasn’t actually requested support from Australia.
- Australian government is not discussing Trump’s personal war - even today.
“I think it’s a reflection on his character more than us.”
That about says it all.
tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net 1 week ago
TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 1 week ago
America got SO FUCKING BAD that politicians are speaking sense in un-minced words, directly and openly to the public
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 week ago
He probably only asked via a post on twitter.
mech@feddit.org 1 week ago
We don’t do official requests anymore. Best we can do is Trump posting to Truth Social while he’s shitting.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 1 week ago
This whole time I thought he was a bed. I don’t know why I thought that.