the Northern Alliance “ Will Australian troops make an iota of difference here ?”
Soberingly accurate even today this is his honest reply :
“ The fight against terrorism , it ’ s the responsibility of all nations . And I think the Australian Government , our government in a way , should prevent injustices all over the world .”
As the war continued , we built trust with the Afghan people . As a nation , they gave their support and commitment and were willing to stand up and fight oppression with us . We fought and sacrificed alongside them , we became friends , we trusted each other . We were fighting for freedom together .
One of the things that hurts the most today is the feeling we have betrayed that trust . Thousands of allies and their families abandoned because the fight was no longer politically advantageous .
Humanity is not about helping a friend in order to get something in return .
John F Kennedy once said , “ Let every nation know , whether it wishes us well or ill , that we shall pay any price , bear any burden , meet any hardship , support any friend , oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty .”
That certainly no longer seems the case under the current United States of America Government . And sadly , it no longer seems to be the case for our country either .
While our Australian news networks share the voice of the Taliban regarding Australian soldiers committing ‘ some of the worst and brutal kind of human rights violations ' our leaders are staying conveniently quiet about the fact that Afghanistan is now run by a government that made it their modus-operandi to attack civilians in order to win their war against us .
One hundred and twenty-four attacks alone in Kabul
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