American Vice-President Dick Cheney will arrive in Australia next week for the express purpose of delivering, on behalf of President George Bush, the good news that Australia’s participation in Iraq has not gone to waste in the minds of the current American administration. Never mind that Cheney has an approval rating of 18% among the American public* --- he will make a speech on Friday to the Australian American Leadership Dialogue at the Shangri La Hotel to announce American approval.
And at the perfect time, too! He arrives just following John Howard’s denouncement of American Presidential candidate Barrack Obama’s policy for troop withdrawal, which sparked outrage at this obvious political slip-up.
Nevertheless, Australian-American relations aren’t looking so peachy, considering this low approval rating and the potential future of American politics. Perhaps the Australian government should focus on policies which benefit the Australian people, instead of passing judgement on other nations and their politics.
* - http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0208-31.htm
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Who cares about whether or not we're passing judgement, it's more concerning that the government makes policies to benefit America INSTEAD of Australia. They can go on all they like about how good or bad someone elses government or political figure is, if it's all hot air. Besides, if we're not passing judgement, we're not allowed to condemn communism, dictatorships and stuff.
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