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Reply With QuoteMy very best congratulations to Mr. Wood, his family, and the Howard government. Well done!
Douglas Wood, the Australian citizen/US resident held hostage in Iraq, has been rescued in a joint Iraqi/US raid. There have been claims that the terrorists left him at a prearranged location. News article linked below.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15623959-2,00.html
My very best congratulations to Mr. Wood, his family, and the Howard government. Well done!
"The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it, and if one finds the prospect of a long war intolerable, it is natural to disbelieve in the possibility of victory."
- George Orwell
Good show. Damned good show.
Chimo
I sure do hope the part about 'no ransom was paid' is true. I wouldn't think the Aussies are of that stripe, but political pressure on a politician can see some dark moments.
But they've been stalwart so far, so I'm inclined to believe it.
"The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it, and if one finds the prospect of a long war intolerable, it is natural to disbelieve in the possibility of victory."
- George Orwell
There has been no domestic political pressure in Australia to acquiesce to any ransom demand so I think it highly unlikely that this would the case.
True, there weren't. But when a significant portion of your electorate wants out of the war, and you can get some nice bounce from a big 'win'...it would be tempting to cut a corner.Originally Posted by Speedy
But that's not the face he's shown me to this point, so I believe he's a better man than that.
"The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it, and if one finds the prospect of a long war intolerable, it is natural to disbelieve in the possibility of victory."
- George Orwell
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