Quote:
|
Originally Posted by AussieNick Quote: |
the budget is probably stretched to the breaking point with Australia supporting the US in Afghanistan and Iraq. Personally, I think the US would have been better to have said "Look we appreciate the offer, but a big help would be if you concentrated on Afghanistan."
| I suppose that is totally overlooking the fact that the US command specifically requested that the Australian SAS and 4 RAR Commandos were the first soldiers into Iraq. LITERALLY THE FIRST. Weeks before the US even crossed the border, so don't talk to me about "we appreciate the offer" because we did things they wouldn't do ok. |
Dear Member,
Unlike most Americans I do know about TF 64 in Afghanistan. What I meant that it would be more helpful for Australia to concentrate its military to help the US in one area. When the US took on invading Afghanistan it spread its Special Ops units thin. Having Australia put what it was sending to Iraq in Afghanistan would have been a better use of Australias forces.
Jack E. Hammond