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Matilda

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12. There was a feeling post-WWII that the U.S. had saved our arses from the Japanese,

Reply to foreigncorrespondent (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 12:21 AM

Mar 2012

and it was true. Churchill didn't give a toss about Australia; his concerns were all about Europe. That's why the Brits were ordered to surrender at Singapore, and nobody was more surprised than the Japanese.

And subsequently, Australian governments realised they couldn't really afford to build up our defences to what they need to be, and it was much easier to rely on the U.S. But that means we don't ask questions, just follow orders.

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