Australia's Reputation Keeps Sinking Lower

The leaders of The Philippines and Spain have rejected Australian government criticism that their decisions to pull out of Iraq have encouraged the terrorists.

The Phillipines government suggests Australia is being "narrow minded" and says we should look at the real reasons behind the growing anti-US insurgency.

Spain's foreign affairs spokesman pointed out that "in Spain we have spent years fighting terror and have lost so many citizens doing so". Furthermore, the decision to withdraw was an electoral promise based on "the firm belief that from the beginning this was an unjust and illegal war".

"It was the Spanish people who decided at the polls to withdraw our soldiers."

Ah, yes, truth, logic and democratic accountability. I vaguely remember such things in Australia...

The truth is, the War In Iraq has nothing to do with terrorism and Australia has no good reason for staying there.