The 77-year-old ex-Labor leader issued a statement on Thursday after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the agreement, named AUKUS, alongside UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden.
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has slammed Australia’s trilateral security partnership with the United Kingdom and the United States. Picture: Getty Images Mr Morrison was forced to respond to Mr Keating’s assertions during a second press conference on Thursday after a journalist asked the Liberal Prime Minister for his response on"concern" about Australia’s long-term dependence on America.Former Prime Minister Paul Keating and Prime Minister Scott Morrison walk along the Roll of Honour during the Remembrance Day Service at the Australian War Memorial on November 11, 2018.
old wise man
Keating is right!
Ausshot3Dave Hail St Paul
Old school. It's a different war. China have been doing it for years without shooting a gun. How do you not get it?
Morrison is clearly unhinged. But like all Liberals and Nationals America shouts shit. And they jump on the shovel like lap dogs.They will do the bidding of the Americans whatever it costs Australia .And this time it could mean everything.
Are you surprised?
Maybe because Afghanistan wasn’t a full blown war? Also that China & Afghanistan are two very different countries with very different cultures that require a different kind of attack? When the CCP falls, we install the Taiwanese government. China also has national identity. 🙄
“No weapons, no matter how powerful, can help the West until it overcomes its loss of willpower.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, A World Split Apart
I expect war with China would centre on an exchange of nuclear warheads and after that both places would be do radiated you could not eat the food or drink the water.
Your as bad as Rudd both chirping from the side lines, with no constructive input, just self glorification
whats a pickup track?
No invading army has ever successfully conquered Afghanistan. Ever.
Under sleepy Joes ‘leadership”, he’s right. US is no longer trustworthy.
He has a point...
Don't forget the Australian forces once lost a battle with emus before you talk about anothers armed forces failures.
His 'Fiery Statement' is meaningless. How did he become Prime Minister when he doesn't understand the U.S. Afghan occupation was but a 20 year, 8 Trillion $$, economic venture which fattened the wallets of the U.S. Plutarchy. The U.S. war machine, and economy profited immensely.
well said mate
Keating’s derogatory views are nothing new. What can you expect from a bloke who announces to his wife in the presence of company that their marriage is over? I never liked the man from way back when he was a junior Minister in the Whitlam government.
Maybe the reason the US can’t win wars is because our massive military is spread too thin trying to solve other people’s problems. We’d scale back our budget and let you guys handle it, and maybe take care of the problems we have at home, but then you guys would have to do more.
🤣🤣🤣 P.K you know very well how the US government when it comes to war. No, you are upset because you are not part of this deal.
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It’s a totally different type of warfare altogether
USA has most nuclear warheads in the world. They only have to loose patience and do the deed.
US could crush the Taliban any day but for the collateral damage. China is a different beast which will respect overwhelming military superiority and hopefully behave. The Chinese juggernaut will be halted with its mindless expansionism.
What chance? 10 Flattops 10 Wasp carriers 70 Arleigh Burke’s 22 Ticos 20+ Virginia subs 3 Seawolfs subs 28 Los Angeles subs 14 Ohio’s subs 4 SSGNs subs The US Navy Air Wing 550 tanker refuelling planes 130 Supply ships of the US Sea Lift Command 3 mad looking Zumwalt destroyers
'Full blown war with China' = Human extinction from nuclear war. 'Full blown war with Russia' = Human extinction from nuclear war. Stop it. The world is past traditional, old school warfare. Any modern conflict between large nations will destroy the world.
bloody difference is in Afghanistan they had millions of followers kill 1 another took their place Islam is like that .Compared to China thats a totally different war cyber,trade , mssle ,jets , subs, space , and 4 million troops ready to go.
This deal will just make fat cats fatter. A mother load of cash for a soon to be obsolete weapon. All this after the huge amount spent on useless baguettes.
This is the dumbest shit I’ve ever read 😭 the Taliban is an insurgency that simply outlasted the US; they stood no shot in conventional warfare against us, which is what a conflict with China would be
maurlind
Paul Keating doesn’t know what the kill count is. Not bragging. But we left because we were tired of kicking dirt for a huge grift.
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Afghanistan was no ordinary war (if it was really one at all) but it's been proven time and again that guerilla warfare is a very good tactic against a numerically superior and more advanced force.
“Some old irrelevant bigot has a opinion”. There. I fixed it.
Pickup tracks are the hardest kind of tracks to track in the Outback
don't mention indo-china
Afghanistan wasn't a war, it was an occupation that the US walked away from. The US and NATO are far superior militarily than any other power. But regardless why does everyone keep insinuating that China and the US are going to have a war anyway?
Look like he is a supporter of ccp
At least we didn't lose to unarmed birds. You think the world forgot the Emu War? Think again.
FFS, show me anyone that loves the sound of their own voice more than an exPMs Keating, Rudd, Turnbull 🗣🗣🗣
That’s the PJK we know and love! Ha!
PK is anti US
Who the fuck is Keating?
Pretty much
Horrible man 🥴
Touché
Afghanistan is literally known as 'the Graveyard of Empires' for a reason, acting like it hasn't been historically one of the most impossible places on Earth to conquer for outside forces is just sheer historic ignorance. Only Afghan natives can fight in their terrain so easily.
True that
True!
Paul. You’ve really set the Skynews team off now . Go you good thing PK
New Zealand lucky to have inteligent prime minister Jacinda Ardern that fosters peace and not stupid as Australia PM Scott Morrison spending billions on nuclear submarines and arms totaly useless in next war if ever happens will be over in few minutes.
This new security of UK/AUS/USA means Americans have abandoned India just like the Kurds and Afghan national army. Now China will pounce on India in no time .Modi made biggest blunder of his life by antagonizing China. Now India will pay it dearly.
He has a point. The US couldn't even defeat a bunch of rice farmers hiding in trees and tunnels.
Australia under Scott Morisson and LNP cabinet of incompetent MP's again is becoming a war dog of USA and UK and spending billions in purchases of arms and nuclear subs from USA an UK. Australia PM Scott Morrison failing to see homlessnes and families with kids sleeping in cars.
Neither could the Russians you idiot
America is good in all out War of destruction against powerful national armies as we seen in WW2. They fail in civil wars where they are trying to prop up allied regimes.
The solution is not more nukes - take manufacturing away from China. Use other nations for 'cheap' labour - level up the playing field.
The UK does have much strategic interest in this neighbourhood except to make money. The US is really interested in all those billions of dollars in arms sales. Nothing is going to change much. Can't see any nuclear subs here for at least another 10 years. China not worried
Thats why you are the former prime minister of Australia you were no good and still talk a load of rubbish you forget who saved the world during the last world war you underestimate the power of the us and the uk Australia can now move forward with true friends
So five eyes has been reduced to three? Something doesn't add up here. More online deflection?
How does he even know if China could beat them?
Former PM has pointed out significant subject. Is US hiding vital clues about AF. Is history repeating like Vietnam War? Is IRAN and Russia has list it's sheen to keep vigil eyes anymore?
A former Prime Minister!!! Time to relax, sir!
Yep.
Yes, but AK47 rifles are not nuclear weapons, Paul Keating. AUKUS
Dangerous and provocative rhetoric from yesterday’s man😎
It could be more accurate to say that the USA decided to leave Afghanistan after ousting Taliban control. USA could. ... shouldhave stayed and developed Afghanistan's wealth? Paul Keating.......put thousands of workers out of a job. Did you not Mr Keating
With this president I think he is right 🤣🤣🤣
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