[BlackVeil]

Interesting quote.

Countries with a large resources base, a small population, and a relatively lightly armed defense force - countries like Australia - should be watching what happens to Libya with some concern.

[Fred Nerks]

You’re right...all it would take is an increased influx of ‘immigrants’ ultimately persuaded to aggitate for an autonomous region, create a ‘rebellion’ - and with the UN prepared to carry out this insane ‘duty to protect’ - we could also be bombed out of existence.
Now THAT would suit the Indonesians.
Wonder if NATO has a military base in Indonesia yet? NATO and the UN appear to be nothing but servants of islam.

[spetznaz]

Not yet for Australia ...but true for other countries that do not have the best of optics (Australia does as a leading Western nation) and a huge resource base. However, if China was to take a larger role in global geo-politics (say a truly multi-polar world, with China being the major counterpoint to the US), then Australia would find itself in a totally different situation. Close proximity, huge resource base, ENORMOUS empty space (comparing the size of the US to that of Australia is interesting), and hard to patrol all of it. There was actually a movie that came out recently about a Chinese invasion of Australia that comes out of the blue (Tomorrow, when the War Began .....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow,_When_the_War_Began_%28film%29#Plot).