Why Australia Is Key to the U.S. Military’s New Asia Strategy | WSJ

[@wsj]

Taiwan looks for ways to defend itself as U.S. weapons supply hit by Gaza, Ukraine: on.wsj.com/3XHMNia

[@KittyCat-qg4vd]

The USA is telling the same BS to South Korea, India, Japan and the Philippines. Lol

[@amunra5330]

Looks like Taiwan cant defend itself because China just launched an ICBM that can take out any target. How often do you guys get paid by the US State Department to run anti-China stories? Once or twice a month.

[@KamBar2020]

Slava 🇹🇼 Heroyam TAIWANese 🦾

[@dannnsss8034]

Meanwhile, Taiwan increases investment in China...

[@KittyCat-qg4vd]

@@KamBar2020 Taiwan is much smarter than Ukraine. 😂

[@Selucus1Nicator]

I’m sure most regular Aussies are thrilled that their country is being described as ‘an unsinkable US aircraft carrier’ 😂

[@Machetekills31]

No one cares

[@GLoveJF]

@@Machetekills31No one cares about you or Machete.

[@williamcrohan3423]

We've been called worse

[@Selucus1Nicator]

@@Machetekills31 good chat bro

[@cacogenicist]

​@@Machetekills31- You seem fun.

[@rorytribbet6424]

This could have been a 30 minute video, a very fascinating and rich topic not often discussed.

[@desertodavid]

Yep! This is my favorite topic-- US Marine air power in Combined arms strategy. --USMC Retired

[@KamBar2020]

Slava TSMC 🇹🇼

[@desertodavid]

@@KamBar2020 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company??🤷🏻‍♂️

[@geoms6263]

Australia can be a good puppet state for us

[@spaceminer4875]

@@desertodavidyea bro yea

[@shinigamidesu7810]

Love my beautiful country being described as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the US 👍

[@oakspines7171]

If the Taiwan conflict happens, it will require the US effort at a near world war level due to the distance it has to transport materials and troops, and the level of intensity that will be taken place. Looking at the world and back at China long and historical territorial policies, Taiwan is prime for China to full fill its ambition as the latter has been practicing, aka conducting exercises, to invade.

[@pr014m3r]

Greetings from Ramstein, Landbased Carrier Group 1

[@shinigamidesu7810]

@@pr014m3r 😂

[@justanghozzst8218]

Have you heard the idea that it wouldn't be a long drawn out war because China is neither energy nor food independent? Russia is an exporter of these, which is why it stays afloat for now despite sanctions. USA could blockade instead of attack. ​@@oakspines7171

[@derpderka3688]

My brother in English.. isn't like 95% of the land inhabitable by humans? You won't even know we are there! Hook us up bro!

[@dfsssfkfdfssdg]

I believe that Australia - New Zealand - South Korea - Japan needs to make APU (Asia-Pacific Union) like EU & ASEAN. Australia & New Zealand's food, resources can support Korea and Japan and their high tech, industrial products can support Australia and New Zealand. They all share believe in democracy, freedom and one of the most developed countries in the world.

[@joelsamuel6457]

Don't rely on NZ Government for help against the CCP, our politicians are puppets

[@wangjutao]

Look at the map, calculate the distance, so weak a union. very easy to attack, 🤣

[@ronintiger]

Why do we always include New Zealand in diplomatic talks? Their military is probably the weakest in the world. Their defence budget has been neglected for generations and is actually worse than Canada's. In fact, their entire Navy has a total of 8 ships past their due date, some of which are donated from by Aus. They pretty much overly rely on their neighbour. As much as a great country it is, Canada and New Zealand won't bring much to a fight or support in case of a war. Their politicians are pretty left leaning and want nothing to do with a conflict. Theirs a reason why they weren't included in the AUKUS agreement, because they bring nothing to the table

[@skynest1016]

Yes 100% agree! Would help reduce dependence on China and help maintain a Free and Open Info-Pacific.

[@Teacher2Polis2XtraRice]

Dont forget the Philippines. US have a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines.

[@0Zolrender0]

You forgot to mention the key US base in Australia. "Pine Gap". Located just 35km out of Alice Springs in the Red Heart of the Continent, it is a vital command and intelligence base that covers a lot of the globe.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

Yes but let's remember there is no war with China they're making too much money to attack countries that buy all their stupid products

[@d.b.cooper1]

And the last Aussie PM who dared to question what was going there....was literally overthrown in a coup by the yanks. Ahhh, gotta love that freedom! Welcome to the new era of being dragged into wars the yanks wage, whilst being forced to buy /fund their own mega military industry complex with little to 0 competition.

[@teglaprbambaluftlaurvafhen5449]

Shhhhhh 😂

[@d.b.cooper1]

@@0Zolrender0 Shush.. the last Aussie PM who questioned that was outed in a yank led coup!

[@Allen-fi4ke]

@@d.b.cooper1 Conspiracy theorist.

[@ytn00b3]

That's why S.Korean defense firm setup their workshop in Australia. S.Korea also value Australia as strategic location as backup drop zone.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

So Australia is the pawn to the world? Bummer for them.

[@loonasfirstdisciple]

@@danwelterweight4137The US Navy absolutely demolished the Houthis what are you on about

[@NguyenMinh-vs1vm]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@danwelterweight4137you’re saying this as if the Chinese Navy will absolutely dominate the water around them, conveniently forgetting that Japan also possesses a powerful navy, and can be expanded if required to do so. You mention China possessing hypersonic missiles, as if America doesn’t have hypersonic missiles either. If going to war, China will pay the same price as America, their important cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Chongqing, Nanjing and various coastal cities will see missiles raining over their heads too. The key difference is, America is never alone in its war, meaning China has to target numerous of their allies in the region as well (South Korea, Japan, Thailand, The Philippines, Australia). So while China has to focus on all of those target, they only have *one* target to focus on, and that’s China. Logistics wins war. We have never seen Chinese logistics capabilities in war. Just because they’re the largest industrial power (2nd largest now, since America is undergoing reindustrialization) does not automatically mean they have the best logistics system to handle a war of this caliber.

[@HKim0072]

@@danwelterweight4137 Learn how to write a proper paragraph without massive spaces.

[@HKim0072]

@@danwelterweight4137 lol, a hypersonic missile is just a missile. It does not have the power of a nuke. What is wrong with this guy? Ignore everything he says.

[@ronlucock3702]

"Taiwan is the regions most volitile flashpoint." The Philippines: "Hold my beer..."

[@CHL41993]

The Philippines has yielded. US will lost nothing if Philippines was erased, so the US has zero interest in really protecting it. But if the US lost control of Taiwan, Apple, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Tesla and even Lockheed Martin would all go under. And most companies listed on NASDAQ would lose more than 80% of their values if not bankrupt.

[@marcusbrown188]

Philippines coast guards should have sea mines and have multiple helicopters hover Chinese ships to intimidate them

[@puddles5501]

@@marcusbrown188 you first

[@marcusbrown188]

@@puddles5501 what I’m not Chinese ship lol

[@generalsmite7167]

It is weird how under reported the Philippines are considering that China is more aggressive there in someways and unlike Taiwan China has no recognized claim of the waters they claim.

[@mistergnat638]

Turns out China trying to blackmail Australia was not taken well 😂😂😂

[@user-pr2xj1bm4u]

Yep. It was a horrible experience

[@gtaraya]

After non violence means are exhausted, the chinese will fight

[@kashmir883]

how exactly? i only found one article about it online from the WSJ, nothing else

[@John_Smith_86]

China is wayyy too weak for that to work. It is challenging even for the mighty USA to soft corece other countries

[@abdiganiaden]

They tried to ban Australian coal but ended up giving in 😂

[@delavan9141]

Every country is key--Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, S. Korea . . .

[@KamBar2020]

Slava 🇹🇼 Geroyam TAIWANese 🦾

[@Seethus]

This is the first video ive seen like this about Australia. It's always about one of the others. Yet you still had to complain 🤣

[@garywillis8737]

Every country must pay us $$$ for military equipment.

[@HPSGamingTech]

Nobody talking about land access to china through India.

[@seanlander9321]

There is no more important American foreign base than Pine Gap in Australia.

[@thediner8929]

Hope the conflict never happens.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

I don't think it will happen. The noises from Xinnie the Pooh are just noises. He knows the militaries of ROK, Japan and Taiwan are more powerful than the PLA. Add America and the PLA is dwarfed. I doubt it will happen. Also the Chinese economy has collapsed.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

There is no conflict China and the west are good friends we're doing billions of dollars worth of business deals every day this is just a Yanks scaring everybody so we buy military equipment and of course Australia has

[@edwardfletcher7790]

China and North Korea are very slow learners....SIGH

[@cacogenicist]

All China has to do is not invade Taiwan.

[@عباسالجوراني-س6ج]

@@edwardfletcher7790 nobody is slower than the US to learn from their past mistakes

[@thespacedingoking]

Hi WSJ, just a note for future reference, the airbases mostly lie in Australia's Northern Territory*, not territories plural. It's the name of the *state (those who know more about Australian politics understand why I have asterisked ''state''), not a collective noun. Interesting video nonetheless!

[@videowilliams]

I thought of that but also thought that "territories" expands the range to which he refers to northern Queensland and W.A. For sure the military antennas close to Exmouth are a part of this whole network.

[@danrowlands3705]

Yeah nah... don't think for a second the U.S doesn't play Canberra like puppets...

[@braddles5639]

@@Lochstoka if you find someone making a minor mistake about our geography "insulting", you really need to get some perspective. And please don't act as if you speak for all of us Australians. We are not the centre of the universe and I am not surprised someone made a slight mistake reporting on our territories.

[@th3lib]

I wonder if this was caused by a confusion with Canada's Northwest Territories which *is* pluralised and also shares the NT abbreviation?

[@videowilliams]

@@th3lib Excellent point ^^

[@HairyBogTrotter]

HMAS Stirling is in Perth. 730kms south of where you have it on the map. Sloppy.

[@amazer747]

But the chinese didn't know that until you commented😉

[@jonoday2077]

Americans don’t do maps

[@adrianmyles4844]

I came here to say that. If a nuclear sub stopped by Exmouth they might not find it too ready.

[@tracel5721]

Same Americans that created GPS?

[@thespacedingoking]

@amazer747 if some John Smith could know that to comment on the internet, China would already be well aware of it.

[@yungraph]

thanks for telling them

[@Friedrich-x5l]

Australian got an army of taipans aligators and others jurassic animals to protec them 😂

[@WilliamGeoffreyBarter]

no alligators, plenty of crocodiles though

[@raclark2730]

One of the best trained fighting forces in the world, we don't have the budget of the US though. 23 million people only have so much tax.

[@Indaweer]

Still no match for top 5-6 nations mate​@@raclark2730

[@slushyrh]

Trust me, no Aussie wants their country to be a target. Especially when we aren't the reasons for us being a target.

[@chopinmack5418]

Check following comment from US Colonel Douglas Macgregor , " If you do as the Americans say, your economy is destroyed, your standard of living drops, you are joining a war you don't need to fight, against a country who really isn't your enemy ....... "

[@CH3353N1NJ45]

Sounds like something someone from inner city Melbourne would say. I'd wager the thought of Communism makes them hard.

[@emmakai2243]

Have you ever played Risk? Australia is always prime real estate.

[@chopinmack5418]

Check following comment from US Colonel Douglas Macgregor , " If you do as the Americans say, your economy is destroyed, your standard of living drops, you are joining a war you don't need to fight, against a country who really isn't your enemy ....... "

[@charliemarkovic4301]

Look at any video of the CCP conducting a news conference through their foreign ministry. What's in the centre of the map behind the spokesperson? That's right, Australia. The CCP wants to own everything from Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, The Pacific nations and Australia with New Zealand. Don't forget. They have a generational view.

[@JimmyXI]

Australia is almost as big as US and Canada in terms of its landmass. Australia is a continent in itself given the sheer scale of its landmass, located between Pacific and Indian Ocean. It is detached from the rest of the world by several thousand miles, except a few tiny islands surrounding it, and that makes Aussie land strategically very signifiant location for trade, tourism, and defense. US being able to use Aussie land to expand its military bases and defense capabilities is a huge advantage to keep China in check.

[@inktownfishing4505]

And who keeps the US in check?

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@inktownfishing4505 : We don't need to "keep them 'in check'". The Yanks are our mates.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

How can the US be at war with China when they send so much money to them you've got millions of people buying children's toys off China there is no aggression this is simply to sell military equipment nothing else

[@chippyjohn1]

China is not the problem, the US is the threat to freedom and safety.

[@Killian749]

​@@inktownfishing4505Who wants the US in check? Name one person that's not a terrorist. I'll wait

[@gavinrowe6264]

I'm in Australia. I can't say that this makes me feel safer.

[@Kustom2170]

Im in Australia and I wouldn't feel safe without U.S support.

[@beachbum433]

You'd be speaking Japanese, if you'd been born at all, if it hadn't been for the US in 1942...

[@donna6592]

Then you’re a twit.

[@donna6592]

@@Kustom2170 agree 100% 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

[@donna6592]

@@beachbum433 correct.

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼

[@franciscoarrieta9960]

It’s interesting how people react when Australia is called an "unsinkable US aircraft carrier." While we've been distracted by domestic issues, let's say footy, our dependency on the US and UK has only deepened, and with it, our inability to say no to wars that have little to do with us. For decades, we’ve followed our allies into conflicts that don’t serve Australia’s interests, lacking the leadership to stand firm. Our strategic value has grown, but at the cost of our independence. Welcome to your new world-where Australia's role is dictated more by others' wars than our own sovereignty.

[@optimusmaximus9646]

We are no longer a sovereign nation but a vassal to America. If our leaders aren't sucking up to the King of the British Commonwealth they are sucking up to their masters in Washington.

[@jeffpliskin]

​@@optimusmaximus9646​​ They suck up to the prc as well dont worry its all done mostly in private. However Albos initiatives are in the news often he undid very publicly all the bans scomo implemented.

[@elvinsmatthew]

Why not talk to the Australians to? We are there in our country to.

[@peterhoz]

The Northern Territory (0:07) is a singular thing. Not plural. There is only one Northern Territory. Australia has 3 territories: The Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

They have a strong presence in all three Territories.

[@Zadokze]

Sorry, i live in Western Australia. Stirling Base was incorrectly labeled on the map 2:03.

[@oliversissonphone6143]

And it's "Northern Territory", singular 😅

[@joshuah5556]

And also in WA we're more worried about china's economy going to the dogs so if the Americans could just leave it, that'd be great

[@Spratdragon]

​@@joshuah5556WA would be screwed without the east coast

[@joshuah5556]

@Spratdragon Sure, any state would struggle without the federal government. Not what we're worried about. WA's happy subsidise other states, on say, gst or tax revenue. But what's worrisome is seeing your biggest security partner trying to draw your biggest trading partner into a thucydides trap. That's good for noone

[@billygoatgruff3536]

​@@joshuah5556 There have been warnings to the WA government about diversifying away from ore exports for decades, long before China's rise.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

There is also a reason France are forward deploying ships to serve their Pacific interests from Australia. The UK are basing a nuke sub long term out of Perth, Germany announced the Luftwaffe will have jets based in Australia (forward deployment and making use of the lack of busy airspace for training) and Singapore will also increase their training units here to include fighter jets.

[@Juddyom40]

The note at the end of the video stating that WSJ incorrectly placed HMAS Stirling near Shark Bay in the original edit speaks volumes in and of itself.

[@MAISONALOUERHAITI]

Watching from Haiti❤

[@shaneashby5890]

The moral of the story is if you want to prevent war then you better get ready for it. Weakness creates war, strength prevents it.

[@joebloggs24]

Of course so much weakness is why there are multiple battlegrounds happening concurrently

[@shaneashby5890]

@@joebloggs24 I’m only responsible for what I write, not for what you understand.

[@joebloggs24]

@@shaneashby5890 "Weakness creates war" - what a load of Baloney

[@shaneashby5890]

@@joebloggs24 You’re not much of a deep thinker, are you.

[@tripledigit4835]

@@shaneashby5890if we listened to you, the Cuban missile crisis would of ended in a global nuclear Holocaust. When the US escalate, the east will respond in turn. When the US builds military bases to dominate countries, expect China to use economic means to dominate countries to counter.

[@Thisisnolongerajoke]

Pine Gap.

[@gregwindell7702]

Be strong enough to be honest and kind

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Interesting insight, U.S. definitely values Australia's strategic location! 🌏

[@rz9509]

And its resources

[@_Fighta_]

@@rz9509no they can’t value anyways as it isn’t theirs and Australia is an ally.😊

[@theone8189]

And Australians are willing to die for American interest in containing China. China is Australia's biggest trade partner. One has to ask why would China want to blockade trade routes to Australia, or any country. Or, maybe, it is the US trying to blockade China, with more than 300 military bases around China.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

@@rz9509 List of Countries the US has Bombed Since the End c WWII (may be incomplete) Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War) Guatemala 1954, 1960 Indonesia 1958 Cuba 1959-61 Vietnam 1961-73 Laos 1964-73 Belgian Congo 1964 Dominican Republic 1965--66 Peru 1965 Guatemala 1967-1969 Cambodia 1969-1970 Nicaragua 198OS El Salvador 1980s Lebanon 1982-84 Grenada 1983 Lebanon 1983, J 1984 (Lebanese, Syrian targets) Iran 1987 Panama 1989 Iraq 1991 (First Gulf War); 1991- 2003 (US/UK "NO Fly Zone") Kuwait 1991 Somalia 1992--94; 2007 Bosnia 1994-1995 Iran 1997 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia 1999 Afghanistan 2001--ongoing Iraq 2003 (Second War--more recently predator drones) Yemen 2002, 2009 Libya 1986, 2011

[@seanlander9321]

Australia’s Pine Gap is the most strategic foreign base the USA has. There is no more important place outside the States than Pine Gap.

[@varghessmith2985]

Why?

[@seanlander9321]

@@varghessmith2985 Because it was positioned there due to geography, the alignment of satellites means that the Northern Hemisphere is monitored from there. General Breedlove did a video on KZbin confirming its importance as America’s most crucial foreign base that summarises the strategic necessity. To put it succinctly, without Pine Gap the US Alliance around the world would be flying blind.

[@varghessmith2985]

@seanlander9321 ok, the problem is, in my opinion, just like us is monitoring Iran the ufo is monitoring us and I see bases with out any credible ufo or big foot sighting to nothing more than a clever diversion similar to honey pods in in cyersecurty that is where all false intelligence is stored for Chinese hackers to steal for their government s.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

That's what they tell you because they know Australians hear a compliment and just open up their cheque-book

[@seanlander9321]

@@Jumbo-k4t Erm, no. If you understand geography and physics, then you’ll get the idea.

[@LynRegan]

We could be the Israel or the Ukrain of the Pacific

[@howumighthaveanimatedthat2159]

Don't the Chinese run the port in Darwin

[@geoffk8996]

Yes 😢

[@Minchya]

A lease under much scrutiny and surveillance.

[@shawnz3307]

@@geoffk8996 really? i though the Australian central gov revoked that.

[@pocketfox743]

The Chinese have the port of Darwin under a long term lease - an oversight it was allowed in the first place. As a result, the Australian Defence Force and Federal Government are looking to build a second port / harbour hub in Darwin.

[@howumighthaveanimatedthat2159]

@@pocketfox743 an oversight when I lived in Darwin US troops were the at Anzac Day somebody got greedy or stupid

[@mosca3289]

No thanks.

[@rugby9440]

These new guys got this

[@ross.venner]

As an Australian, I am mindful of America's only consistent policy - self-interest. In WW2, Macarthur used our troops as cannon fodder in minor campaigns. It only utilised the British Pacific Fleet when the armoured flghtdecks of their carriers were resistant to most kamikaze attacks. America's policy was clearly stated, to make the Pacific an American lake. Then came the betrayal at Suez in 1956. More recently, America's car companies closed their factories in Australia. We are supposed to follow the American "free market" model when our size makes us vulnerable to predatory overseas companies, mostly American. North Korea has given self-sufficiency a bad reputation, yet we need to protect ourselves from both Chinese expansionism and American corporate suzerenity. How many Chinese car factories would transfer my allegiance? I don’t know, but love for America...

[@talonpacheco9288]

Ask the Tibetans about chinese self interest. Or south east asian countries about chinese policy of maritime borders, or India/Bhutan about land borders. Ask developing nations about the terms of the loans so graciously given to them. Ask the people of Taiwan or Hong Kong why they resist Bejing's rule. Or ask a mainlander what happened on June 4th 1989. All chinese self interest. Australia imports cars from 1)Japan, 2)South Korea, 3)China, 4)Thailand, and 5)Germany. The latest data I saw was 1.1 million imports and 500 thousand domestic production per year. Most governments add auto tariffs to protect domestic industries from imports, this tariff was removed in australia and domestic producers were pushed out. The US led order has issues, but it has a forum to create multi-lateral deals to fix these issues. It's policy will be based in self interest just as the policy of australia will be, but it also uses it's power to protect the free world. China uses it power to take or threaten to take more land.

[@kavvg3805]

you guys were defeated by emus, you should be thankful

[@ross.venner]

@@talonpacheco9288- Yes, but a terminally divided ally is a weak and potentially untrustworthy ally. Look at the situation of Ukraine last (northern) spring. Their people were dying because politicians in Washington were grandstanding. Why should we take the risk of being a target as a proxy for your political chicanery?

[@lvjinbin28]

​@@talonpacheco9288 Are you a fan of Gordon Chang?

[@chrisdonohue5542]

​@@kavvg3805You guys elected Donald Trump!!!..Need I say more!!!😅 Give me emus any day mate!😂

[@gunter-s1x]

Will be enlisting in the ADF soon!

[@user-pr2xj1bm4u]

Nice one mate!

[@Spectre-tv7wi]

Good luck man

[@averageGoat_meh_eh_eh_eh]

Which branch you doing?

[@AAAAAA-tj1nq]

@gunyers1x to be a war criminal like your Australian special forces? First blood tradition on farmers and shepherds huh

[@mosalethoba5267]

To go to contribute to global conflicts isn't?

[@psidot]

Strange there was no mention of Pine Gap located in central Australia. The last Australian Prime Minister who wanted to know what was going on out there ended up being knee capped.

[@juz882010]

shows the power the CIA have lol

[@zumabbar]

whitlam?

[@psidot]

@@zumabbar Yes, of course.

[@naas699]

@@zumabbar yes, the USA (CIA) & UK (MI6) overthrew the democratically elected Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. That is how they treat their friends and allies

[@natmad]

Lol. Tin foil hat much. Total nonsense.

[@pauldannelachica2388]

They should develop a space port for spacex starship

[@raykarena4595]

Good ro see

[@Iksbrown]

Island in the ocean: *exists* Navy Admirals: "It's an unsinkable aircraft carrier!"

[@urbanstrencan]

Is there a place that US is not present with it's army 🤔🤔

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Yes but not many, America has a huge and extremely powerful military thankfully.

[@lesliewoinarowicz7018]

[@misterzee5736]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 "thankfully". No we are not thankful for terrorism.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

Only places where they can make money out of scaring people so they buy military equipment off them

[@medz3398]

As an Australian I’m not thankful. All the US does is create wars and displace people to keep their military industry funded.

[@LoVeViruSs]

Saying China is the biggest threat to the western world but proceed to built military base surrounding China.

[@mistergnat638]

Maybe there is a cause and effect😂😂😂

[@user-pr2xj1bm4u]

China is a military threat. You saw how they bullied us during COVID.

[@danjohnston9037]

Secure. Contain. Protect.

[@averageGoat_meh_eh_eh_eh]

Calm down, wumao.

[@bensonchuang4907]

"china is the biggest threat to western world" is the reason for building bases surrounding china

[@keithad6485]

I was at RAAF Base Richmond near Sydney in 1993 when serving with the Aussie Army. I was speaking with the crew of a USAF C5 Galaxy who told me they were pulling out equipment from a US Submarine base on the coast of Western Australia - Exmouth/Learmonth as the base had closed following the end of the Cold War. Is USA reopening this sub base as well?

[@Hiedzie1]

in the pacific war during ww2 we do thank the anzacs US , UK and allies for protecting the region from imperial japan , even so they would of had a hard time navigating this harsh terrain it would of taken 1000s of km from the north to get to a major city back then

[@minimusmax]

Its really sad how fast we can build a military base in a foreign country, but how slow it takes to fix our roads and bridges

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Roads and bridges are a State issue, not Washington.

[@Machetekills31]

Japan ring a bell coconut

[@minimusmax]

@@edwardfletcher7790 absolutely not true

[@minimusmax]

@@Machetekills31 huh

[@centralgirl10]

Federal money is decided by congress only. Has nothing to do with Foreign aid. But yeah we can do both but of course we don't.

[@thecount2130]

All I see is that Australia is becoming a bigger target !!!!!

[@karenjonstone8763]

Haha love these obvious and failed comments from Chinese CCP shills in pain 🤣🤣🤣

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

A target that you in China can't reach. How you going with the J20, is it still visible on radar?

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 J20? Bruh they have ICMB with nukes.. An attack on NATO is nuclear war anyway, so may as well have the preemptive strike

[@ML6103]

Okay China bot.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

You can't invade Australia it's impossible but of course the Yanks keep telling us we are under threat so we buy military equipment from them

[@OllieH1608]

As an Australian, I'm proud of our alliance with the U.S

[@catherinelindquist4449]

❤ Australia 🇦🇺

[@tedwong7037]

My point is, whats good in there for Australia?

[@karenjonstone8763]

Come on shill. That didn't work very well did it?

[@humble_frog]

to maintain the Empire ted

[@tedwong7037]

@@humble_frog whose empire?

[@humble_frog]

@@tedwong7037 the Anglo Empire, the successor to the British Empire. the one that's been in charge since 1945...

[@tedwong7037]

@@humble_frog well, we will see how americans will care for australians tho they are all anglos

[@sanahtlig]

The distance from Australia to Taiwan is 5000 mi. You know what's also 5000 mi away from Taiwan? Hawaii. I'm skeptical that Australia is some sort of lynchpin in the US's strategy to block a Taiwan invasion. More likely, they're setting up bases in Australia to counter China in the S. Pacific. Japan and the Phillipines will be the crucial bases to counter a move against Taiwan (South Korea may choose to stay neutral to avoid a land invasion and therefore can't be relied on to host attacks against China).

[@dallasyap3064]

You're right, the bases in Aus are a little too far to employ troops for direct combat operations. Therefore these bases will be used as more of a support and the main base, while other bases such as those in Philippines and Japan (Kadena especially) are more closer to Taiwan and woul allow more effective and efficiently and logistically simple to deploy combat forces and resources.

[@dexterplameras3249]

China/Taiwan is 4,160 KM from Australia, 8,483 KM from Hawaii. Also Hawaii has no geographical buffer, any attack on Hawaii would potentially take out all military bases just the way it happened in WWII.

[@Jumbo-k4t]

No it's just America trying to sell military equipment which is what they do ,they started World War I by doing this it's all pretend there is no aggression especially when America and China are doing billions of dollars worth of business with each other

[@Jlau695]

🇺🇸 🇦🇺 ❤

[@phillcantrell9060]

I'm sorry I regards this as an abusive relationship

[@Jumbo-k4t]

Totally ignorant of what they're actually doing

[@Globalinsiderofficial]

Now the Chinese will befriend Venezuela to get closer to you😂😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@user-pr2xj1bm4u]

So? Venezuelan people hate their government, they’re all moving to the US. A Chinese base wouldn’t last long..

[@joskowal3711]

Very naive to think that. China only really has the ability to fight a regional war.

[@user-pr2xj1bm4u]

Wouldn’t last very long with the instability there

[@lenny8511]

@@joskowal3711very naive to think that war with China would be a conventional war

[@joes8530]

They're already in Cuba

[@robertthomas3777]

HMAS Stirling is mapped wrong. That’s Harold Holt, Exmouth.

[@dianafarmer5445]

Nice to know Americans are on our side but please try not to pollute the Nthern Territory too much when building the Fuel Tanks etc.

[@sangrilamoon3575]

Ellen heter jag! 💋 Välkommen till denna sida goding, för dig har jag väl inte sett här förut tänker jag? Berätta gärna lite om dig själv och sånt!

[@trackablenoob]

All while my sons public school cant afford to put seats in their auditorium because its "Out of budget"

[@Marty_YouTuber]

Is your Son's life being threatened by Invasion by the communist party of China? You should be lucky your kids can even go to school. what about the kids in Ukraine?

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Aussies are still the wealthiest people on the planet. Sadly our Labor gov't is slowly destroying our wealth.

[@tripledigit4835]

@@buildmotosykletist1987LNP destroyed our country for 13 years. Racked up 100s of billions in debt. Cut funding to emergency services during bushfire season Enacted one tax cut where 83% of the benefit went to the top 20%. Wanted to enact another tax cut where half of the benefit went to the top 5% of income earners Champion for Negative Gearing and 50% Discount on CGT which turns property into an investment rather than housing making it almost impossible for young people to find a home. Labor aren’t perfect but LNP are significantly worse.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@tripledigit4835 : Let's correct your points. LNP increased funding to State Funded Emergency services. They can't be held responsible for Vic's stealing Emergency funding. LNP gave a number of tax cuts. There were no housing shortages under the LNP. Labor has created the current housing shortage. You dug your own grave with that comment. Check your facts a lot better.

[@Machetekills31]

Japan ring a bell coconut

[@Team.America]

The US is also bolstering its forces in Philippines and Japan.

[@samanthajones4877]

We surround them with our military and then wonder why they ramp up their “big” missile production.

[@mamacryright5740]

S¡tt¡ng Duck for practice

[@luffyland4996]

Yea Philippines and Japan allowed them.

[@ElonMuskDailyLife]

US puppet

[@shawnz3307]

@@luffyland4996 lol, Cuba used to believe it's ok too.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

There is also a good chance some B-21 Raiders to be at least stationed in Australia eventually

[@Fire.4Effect]

I'm an Australian I'm also an Army veteran. Not many people realise that Taiwan is closer to mainland China than Tasmania is to mainland Australia. If China attempted to muscle itself into Tasmania, Australians like myself would be looking for a fight.

[@joebloggs24]

China already has taken over all major Australian cities and we did... NOTHING

[@Ysq21aCk_user]

@@joebloggs24Bullshido!

[@studiotherapy7448]

Don’t bring Australia in this bs war

[@lesliewoinarowicz7018]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@mustang8206]

Australia is an American ally. When WWIII breaks out, Australia will be fighting alongside America.

[@MR021_]

Ya'll already in 😂

[@lesliewoinarowicz7018]

Silly girl, you are too late.

[@videowilliams]

You'd change your tune if we got hit out of the blue, WWII style, and suddenly found ourselves in a "bs war" regardless.

[@nevermind594]

USA using Australian bases, that were put there by Australian military, are not US bases. We retain sovereignty.

[@thegreatgualazama3504]

They literally called your country their aircraft carrier...

[@samdowner1792]

Yeah right. 😅😅😅

[@dallaswright3558]

Source: trust me bro

[@grant9301]

@@thegreatgualazama3504 I'd rather that than our airports being china's bus stop!

[@CryoUnknown]

nuh uh

[@christhe95irrelevant98]

Imagine if China started building air force bases in Brazil for their warplanes.

[@paulfri1569]

They do. What do you think spies are for..

[@guruxara7994]

@@paulfri1569 There's no foreign bases in Brazil...

[@paulfri1569]

@@guruxara7994 China towns are..

[@joebloggs24]

Does China have "warplanes" or do you mean paper aeroplanes 😂

[@elinnevi144]

China should build a base. But in Venezuela. China should take the opportunity to sign a 100year lease in Venezuela. Build a Naval base to resupply its Nuclear Submarines so Chinese Subs can operate in the Southern Atlantic. Far from USA ballistic interceptors. Insuring China actually has a Nuclear deterrent. Right now USA is over confident because of their ballistic interceptors in Korea and Japan.

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for usuful and informative video as always

[@ironchef40]

I admit I was sceptical of Australia’s alliance with the US as a mid twenties year old. I am now in my fifties. After travelling everywhere Europe America Asia and even China I have mellowed a lot. I had a Che Guevara T Shirt just like everyone at University. Things change. Kids and houses and old age always make me think that the alliance that Australia has the US is absolutely beautiful!!!

[@Noddy2750]

So sad

[@mosalethoba5267]

Then the Chinese should deploy in Venezuela and Cuba Just to balance the scale. Seems like peace is a foreign concept in this world.

[@mudshovel289]

It’s up to those countries.

[@elpenprice679]

It's like as if they only started these issues in the last decade or so 🤔

[@ElonMuskDailyLife]

not powerful enough for that.

[@scothf1273]

@@ElonMuskDailyLife They literally could do that in no time if those countries allow it Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are against the US.

[@shawnz3307]

i think that's just a total waste of money. Learned from the US~

[@matthewandrew]

Philippines 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

[@DearProfessorRF]

Greetings from the United States. Please help us. We are addicted to war.

[@mamacryright5740]

It's in every Americans _DNA_

[@elpenprice679]

It's a hard position to take, but doing nothing isn't the answer either

[@truefarm6921]

@DearProfessorRF I smell the stench of Chinese 50c army coming from you

[@theunbearables]

@@truefarm6921 good ad hominem response despite it being logically true. We spend more than 800 billion, more than china, russia, india, uk, japan, etc combined

[@truefarm6921]

@@theunbearables Your terrible English and defensive response prove what I said is true!

[@lukeparkes3159]

At the end of the Visio you have a paragraph correcting a few things but it’s still wrong. Garden Island is a naval base in the heart of Sydney harbour

[@mtboys7tuu443]

The Unsinkable US Aircraft Carrier. That’s a nice way of putting it lol!

[@norbertocarlosagustinkushi1916]

🇺🇲🇦🇺❤️💪💪💪

[@Didigetitwrong]

Did I miss something China has multiple missiles capable of reaching all parts of Australia including hypersonics.

[@JoelTopsom]

Not from china😂 we are manufacturing anti ship missile factories.

[@Didigetitwrong]

@@JoelTopsom For what China doesn't have a blue water navy yet?

[@sharpshooter_Aus]

You believe anything China says? 😂😂😂

[@Didigetitwrong]

@@sharpshooter_Aus They are our biggest trading partner, without China we would have a very small middle class. We sell them iron ore coal wine gold. Yes I believe what they say, but I can't believe the ignorance of some people.

[@videowilliams]

That's why the U.S. plan is spreading its deployment in our north all over the place. It's prettymuch what this whole video is about.

[@theawesomeman9821]

From a Yank to my Aussie allies, thank you for your service!

[@yowierocket]

seppo

[@sTiKyt]

Don't thank us. We have no say in the matter. The US assumes complete control over our foreign policy due to our "strategic importance". Wish I could have a vote in the US election since your political system has more influence over our policies than our own.

[@kavvg3805]

​@@yowierocket bucca di beppo to you too crocodile dundee

[@proximacentauri3627]

​@@sTiKyt You're wrong. We would have supported SE Asia against China's tyranny even if the US didn't exist. As an Aussie, I'm very glad we have the Americans to help us as well.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Aussies stand by our American mates.

[@patriciavelazquez325]

This is Ruben AMEN I VOTE FOR PEACE 🙏💪😎✌️👍❤️🌍🌎🌞🤝🥇

[@maxvillame5966]

Nice

[@PaperboySilver]

I think Australia should focus on its long-term survival over American interests. We have drunk out of the general's boot enough. That means not engaging with either China or USA but rather plotting its own path independently.

[@visvamkandadaisrinivasan5190]

Yeah no, ww2 left them vulnerable when the UK couldn't resupply australia safely. They have to stick to the Americans.

[@zachb1706]

Maybe if we had a population of 100 million we could do that. But our country is just too small to defend itself, having strong ties with the US is our best chance for survival.

[@ramal5708]

In WWII US and AUS partnership prevented Imperial Japan's expansion in the South Pacific, places like New Guinea and Guadalcanal among many things.

[@heistbass1460]

Dig into this. Then enlighten me if you will. "During Washington visit, Okinawa governor raises concerns over sexual abuse by American troops in Japan"

[@heistbass1460]

This is the reason why people like him (julian assange) are seen as a threat to their structure.

[@tripledigit4835]

Bro, that was 80 years ago. Are you that stuck in the past? America ousted one prime minister in 1975 and another in 2010 More recent events

[@qwertyuiop98320]

This is like the Cuban missile crisis- The US totally forgot the USSR did it because the US placed nukes in Turkey.

[@mustang8206]

This isn't going to start a war. China has been building the military for years, but we've been too busy running Afghanistan's county for them to respond. Now we are finally able to prepare for a potential attack

[@Jumbo-k4t]

It's actually about America selling military equipment that's why they started World War I

[@inktownfishing4505]

Over capacity of military bases.

[@jonopatron2373]

You guys got the location of HMAS Stirling base, very very wrong. It's not in Shark Bay.

[@huas5350]

In other words, Australia exists as one of the frontier battlefields of the U.S.A?

[@zackwang9314]

aka cannon fodder

[@proximacentauri3627]

​@@zackwang9314 Nonsense. We already knew we had to stand with the rest of SE Asia against China. Having the Americans supporting us is a very welcome reinforcement. 🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸

[@TheRebelAllianceAreTerrorists]

@@proximacentauri3627 when was the last time we needed their help and they didn't need ours

[@long_chin_man]

@@zackwang9314 I wouldnt say cannon fodder. Cannon fodder implies wee dont love running in front of MG fire. Its in our ethanol-infused blood. We've (like the canadians) always loved warfare

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@long_chin_man : How's life on the bot farm? Have they fed you this week?

[@ThatDruidDude]

Free infrastructure for Australia. Great.

[@luka3174]

Some airports in the middle of nowhere, yay! Nah, this investment is in the middle of a dessert, we're talking like 10hrs+ drive to any type of city. Only value any of this has is to the us millitary

[@joebloggs24]

@@luka3174 Darwin was once hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away from anything worthwhile, build the hub and the surrounds become useful

[@paulkeating6739]

A lot of Aussies are not happy with this

[@captaron]

yes many without a high school education aren’t happy at all

[@petershaw6346]

Sure pal 👍

[@CryoUnknown]

its gonna be hard to avoid war if US decides to. A lotta ppl aint happy but its kinda already set in stone.

[@Crabman_87]

Where was that tank farm being built??

[@Largeportion1000]

Your map of Australia is wrong the RAN base HMAS Stirling is nearly 1000km south of were you have shown which look like Denham, the base just south of Perth at Garden off Rockingham.

[@Caroline.123]

Do Americans understand that Australia is as big a land mass as the USA. Australia is a continent. Rude comments about Australia being a carrier for the US. Ignorant.

[@josam4545]

"as big a landmass as the USA" Sounds like someone needs to take a look at a map

[@redherring6154]

Not quite buddy , but why do we want tonpissoff our best customer is a better question I’d like answered 🇦🇺

[@snuggles03]

An Australian here, the US military is welcome any time

[@Ysq21aCk_user]

@@snuggles03 You're not true blue if you say things like that. No Aussie would want any foreign military occupying their soil. We are nobody's pawn. Period.

[@humble_frog]

@@Ysq21aCk_user you are a Chinese bot, we've fought alongside eachother as Allied forces since the second world war - our last victory in the Pacific was hard fought against the Japanese and afforded us everything we have today.

[@ksneoh3572]

U silly kangaroo

[@kevincrouch3956]

Also Australian, and I DO NOT welcome the unfettered build up of US troops in my country. And we certainly aren't an 'unsinkable US aircraft carrier'!!!!!

[@medz3398]

You left out the “who is spoon fed drivel” As an Australian who is able of individual through. The US can F off with their war mongering and old imperial tactics to protect their dying hegemony

[@videowilliams]

As an Australian I find this redeployment very reassuring, loving the concept of our country as "an unsinkable U.S. aircraft carrier" in the south Pacific. This alliance worked out very well for us in WWII.

[@tripledigit4835]

You love Australia being viewed as a military asset rather than an equal? Military assets get destroyed in war to protect the human elements.

[@MrPsychochickens]

And I, for one, welcome our new American overlords.

[@videowilliams]

@@MrPsychochickens If we're choosing between overlords, I'd choose the ones who've done us right in the past.

[@MrPsychochickens]

@@videowilliams Only one country has been complicit in the overthrow of our democratically elected government before.... (Its the U.S)

[@videowilliams]

​@@MrPsychochickens Are you still crying over Gough Whitlam's dismissal and consequent election loss by a landslide back in '75? Well, Wikipedia says of that: "Despite being denied by both Kerr and Whitlam, allegations have repeatedly been made about CIA involvement in the Whitlam dismissal, but remain unsubstantiated." So don't go saying that as if it's a proven fact.

[@kasession]

This is scary.

[@raychristison5231]

Most Australians are quite uncomfortable with these developments. This article appears to assume that we are not a sovereign country - very concerning.

[@SimonM5]

Speak for yourself! 🇦🇺🇺🇲

[@CryoUnknown]

we basically arent tho

[@billybond4148]

Australia isn’t sovereign. The US had to have permission from the British Crown to place military assets on Australian soil. Australia is still a British colony. As of 2024, Australian’s are not mature enough to become a Republic and Govern themselves on the international stage.

[@lexbraxman9270]

ospreys aren't grounded anymore?

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

The grounding was lifted in April

[@bhavan6400]

Wasn’t there an Australian skit about who is the biggest threat in the Pacific and who is Australia’s biggest trading partner? Guess Australia was spared from the 2008 financial crisis by America and not China.

[@rattelv426]

we still went from a yearly average of about $60 Billion in national debt in 2008 to $101 billion in 2009 and $147 billion in 2010, to $257 billion in 2013, which kept rising well after stabilisation of the market, the GFC did not spare us, we just did not get hit as hard as other nations... yet. Our national debt is around $890 Billion now

[@tripledigit4835]

@@rattelv426thanks LNP who were mostly responsible for that due to their poor economic management

[@rattelv426]

@@tripledigit4835 I am no fan of the LNP, after all it was Howard who stole our gun privileges by decree, but I have to give credit where credit is due. I did not vote to keep the LNP in power last election, but I have not voted Labor since 2010, never will again.

[@rattelv426]

@@tripledigit4835 huh?, post 2013 sure, LNP has to answer for, but not for the spending that Labor did. Labor took it from $60 billion to $257 Billion in a handful of years in power, along with a number of programs that they had put in place that continued to cost money, LNP was only just reining in the runaway just before Covid hit, then we got smashed again with more debt. The last time I voted for Labor was 2010, never again. I did not vote for Labor nor Liberals on the last national election, which like many other voters who were not going to vote for Labor, but instead of voting Liberal we voted for another party, we handed a win to Labor. I am not a fan of the Liberals, but I did like that under Howard, they kept the national debt at or under $60 billion consistently. I will am still salty af over the 1996 NFA though, never forget.

[@tripledigit4835]

@@rattelv426 yes, when the GFC hit in 2008, Labor did increase spending to prevent a recession which is what they did through the $900 stimulus

[@andrewlim9345]

A glimpse into the Australian-US defence relationship.

[@driftphysic5405]

You put Stirling a thousand kilometers higher than it should be, its located in Perth WA

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

Why is USA concerned with an island 100km off the coast of China, populated by Chinese people ? China is our largest trading partner. Do not understand why this is happening to our country.

[@giancarloviglianti3457]

Cos we are still a constitutional monarchy or more accurately a slave state of the UK. With the UK having the world's largest bilateral investment relationship with the US it's in their best interest to cooperate with them and then what the crown says we must obey. But truthfully it's probably mostly because of the ANZUS treaty of 1951 and we have absolutely no power to refuse requests (demands)

[@andreikondisenko6089]

@@giancarloviglianti3457You are correct 👍 . But times are a changing You think EU . AUKUS NATO will survive with BRICS monetary system is at full strength . & in play . No more poor slave trade to exploit or Idiots fighting for democracy so the rich get richer . Question ?? Has the US got Jobs for the armed forces in overseas basis . What would happen if they all returned home tomorrow ?? Some one gotta pay and it ain’t us . And that’s how I see it . Australia not cannon fodder for America 🇺🇸 . Andrej Kondisenko Cairns Australia 🇦🇺

[@ronintiger]

​@@11235butalso New Zealand pretty much brings nothing to the table, countries love to include NZ when Australia's in the picture like a older brother making sure their little brother doesnt feel left out. Theirs a reason why they weren't included in the AUKUS agreement, so as Canada these days

[@jeffpliskin]

The Quad is useless as well considering no nation could trust or rely on India.

[@rekliner5155]

🇺🇸🤝🇦🇺

[@dogzdigital]

More like America stepping on Australia, they don't have partners only vassals.

[@jesseallan3886]

We are happy to host and help our American friends ✌️

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Yeah. Aussies stand by their mates.

[@ashcoops6962]

Geez I didn;t know they moved HMAS Stirling. It really does host 'the silent service'!

[@PaulRossOnline]

I thought the Philippines was more of a strategic location?

[@Cooo_oooper]

It's good to have friends around the world wumaos can cope all they want, the West maintains friendly and brotherly relations to one another

[@myintmaunmaun]

Good to have troops stationed around the world 😅

[@elpenprice679]

Yuppppppp 😂

[@badbad-cat]

puppets*

[@howled0]

@badbad-cat china bot

[@badbad-cat]

@@howled0 yeah everyone's bot in your brain