The Americans are forcing the issue. The know the only suitable ship is the Hobart's and that the hobart upgrades are to start in 2025.
Sure we can reject the request. But most shipping companies have already made the red sea off limits. Failing to answer the American call for help, undermines aukus.
What ever you think about Gaza, houthi missiles being fired indiscriminately across the region is bad. They want to widen the conflict.
If we don't go you know who might? China. China's oil and exports flow through that region. OK, now we have the US and Chinese ships in the red sea shooting at things in an uncoordinated way in a war zone. Us aligned mostly to the Saudis and isrealis, China more aligned with Iran, Pakistan etc..
China intercepting US interceptors? Accidently?
We can see that this would be like super bad for world peace?
Not ideal. It's big strategy game stuff. Clearly the ausgov is apprehensive. But that isn't definitive, I would expect a proper answer in the new year.
Yes may mean delaying hobart upgrades. They also now need to think about the dsr now it's on fire. The American may need to knock three times.
We have rejected American requests before, f111s in Iraq 1 for example. But this is a big important ask.
Sure we can reject the request. But most shipping companies have already made the red sea off limits. Failing to answer the American call for help, undermines aukus.
What ever you think about Gaza, houthi missiles being fired indiscriminately across the region is bad. They want to widen the conflict.
If we don't go you know who might? China. China's oil and exports flow through that region. OK, now we have the US and Chinese ships in the red sea shooting at things in an uncoordinated way in a war zone. Us aligned mostly to the Saudis and isrealis, China more aligned with Iran, Pakistan etc..
China intercepting US interceptors? Accidently?
We can see that this would be like super bad for world peace?
Not ideal. It's big strategy game stuff. Clearly the ausgov is apprehensive. But that isn't definitive, I would expect a proper answer in the new year.
Yes may mean delaying hobart upgrades. They also now need to think about the dsr now it's on fire. The American may need to knock three times.
We have rejected American requests before, f111s in Iraq 1 for example. But this is a big important ask.
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