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July 9, 2003
This is the voice of American paleoconservatism. It is Pat Buchanan from The American Conservative. The full article is here. I have linked to this article before
Not how different this voice is from Australian conservatism. Buchanan says:
"Iraq, in retrospect, was no threat whatsoever to the US. We fought an unnecessary war, and now we must rebuild a nation at a rising cost in blood and treasure."
You do not hear Australian conservatives saying that. They do not say that Iraq, in retrospect, was no threat whatsoever to Australia. You do not hear them questioning the US engaging in an imperial war.
In contrast to Buchanan, Australian conservatives are happy for Australia to go along with whatever the US does. The US policy in Iraq is Australia. The US policy on North Korea is also that of Australia. There is little questioning by Australian conservatives of the Howard Government's embrace of US neo-con strategies as their own.
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View also the Australian reaction to the worrying indications and lack of assurances about the David Hicks trial. The UK has been strongly vocal on behalf of the interests of their citizens, but we are happy to trust that the US will deal with our citizen appropriately rather than risk offending.