Anzus Treaty

If you want to keep tabs on all the Obama action throughout the day, you can’t beat this live blog by Chris Paine over at News.com.au.

The eventual deployment of 2500 Marines in the Northern Territory, weather permitting, is not a massive military investment but it is designed to send a substantial message.

And the message is that as global power moves from the Atlantic to Asia, the United States intends to move with it.

And Australia will continue to be aligned with the US, even as its economic and cultural gears mesh more evenly and frequently with those of its regional neighbours.

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  • Jason says:

    02:32pm | 02/12/11

    guys always talk about “China has been hypocritically aggressive”, why don’t you look at the current situation. US is hypocritically aggressive, don’t know the logic inside people’s mind??? Read more »

  • Jenny says:

    02:18pm | 02/12/11

    ” they will just come and get them for free and kill us all along the way,...”  how is your conclusion come from? China become super power, will destroy the whole world? dude US is the super power now. why aren’t you afraid? China used to be strong in long… Read more »

 

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