Save US, America! By James Reed
When the Australian Labor party was foolishly voted in by the sheeple in the typical knee jerk reaction, Lib-Lab-Lib-Lab … forever, without putting in more independents, I feared that the leftism of Labor would lead to a total collapse on the China threat, the recognition of this being one of the few good things the Liberals did under Sco Mo Bozo, now forgotten. Fortunately, Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles, has called for the US to increase its military presence in the Indo-Pacific, seeing the rise of communist China’s military present as posing a potential catastrophe. Well, it’s something, could be worse, just look at the Greens how they cuddle up to communist China, and anything Leftist.
“Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has called for the US to grow its military presence in the Indo-Pacific, warning that a failure to maintain the balance of power in the region could be “catastrophic”.
Speaking in Washington on Monday, Marles, who is also Australia’s deputy prime minister, said the region was currently facing a military build-up “at a rate unseen since World War II” as part of an “intensification of major power competition”.
Marles said the invasion of Ukraine by Russia earlier in the year showed the dangers to regional stability when “one country’s determined military build-up convinced its leader that the potential benefit of conflict was worth the risk”.
“Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has called for the US to grow its military presence in the Indo-Pacific, warning that a failure to maintain the balance of power in the region could be “catastrophic.”
Speaking in Washington on Monday, Marles, who is also Australia’s deputy prime minister, said the region was currently facing a military build-up “at a rate unseen since World War II” as part of an “intensification of major power competition.”
Marles said the invasion of Ukraine by Russia earlier in the year showed the dangers to regional stability when “one country’s determined military build-up convinced its leader that the potential benefit of conflict was worth the risk.”
“In the years ahead, the US-Australia alliance will not only have to operate in a much more challenging strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific. It will need to contribute to a more effective balance of military power aimed at avoiding a catastrophic failure of deterrence,” he said.
Marles is on his first visit to the US since his center-left Labor party won power in an election in May. During his visit to Washington, the Australian minister will meet with his US counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The new Australian administration, under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has spoken bluntly about the potential threat to the region from the Chinese government while also attempting to repair diplomatic ties with Beijing.
Marles said on July 3 to Sky News that China was attempting to “shape the world around it in a way that we’ve not seen before.” The Australian defense minister also met with his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, in Singapore in June.
In his speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Marles said Australia would take “greater responsibility for its own security,” including investing in the country’s defense capabilities. “This will include capabilities such as longer-range strike weapons, cyber capabilities and area denial systems tailored to a broader range of threats,” he said.
Marles’ speech comes as Australia is sending high-level representatives to the Pacific Islands Forum, including Prime Minister Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong, in an attempt to fend off growing influence by Beijing in the region.
News of the signing of a security agreement between the Solomon Islands and China in April shocked Australia’s foreign policy and defense establishment. At the time, Wong called it the Australia’s worst foreign policy failure since World War II. Since coming to office in May, Wong has made four trips to the Pacific to burnish Australia’s diplomatic credentials in the region.”
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