France recalls their ambassadors

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That is an issue voters must take up with our own politicians, they basically consigned us to a decade or two of limbo! I've heard beyond 2035 probably 2050.

Too many green nerds get elected that believe the Chinese or North Koreans will respect the Oz Qi or Feng Shui when they start to run out of resources at home, they tell us we don't need submarines or fighter jets we need diplomacy and a nice cup of green tea!

Because as you know, those regimes have demonstrated such a high value and respect for life in their own backyard, so we can trust them to respect our safe space and sovereignty! :



As a side note, given how quickly Macron went cap in hand to the USA or UK, who's side do you think he'd take if there was a crunch choice between Oz and China? Yet we expect him to honour thy Antipodeans!

There may well be a problem if Macron had to choose between Australia and China. 

Of greater concern to me is counting on the USA in the future to stand by its commitments to Australia.

Let's say that after an 18 month review we decide that the USA has a nuclear sub suitable for our purposes and we sign a contract to purchase x number of subs.  Let's also say that Biden's current slump in popularity continues, giving Trump enough encouragement to stand again for election. 

If he were to win, do you think the USA would look after our interests?

Given his past foreign affairs performances, he would go for whatever country made him a buck and would tear up a contract with Australia in the blink of an eye.