Strategic Analysis Australia Director Michael Shoebridge says the real reason Australia didn’t send a ship to the Red Sea is because they don’t have one which was “suitable.”
“We’ve heard all kinds of excuses from the government about why they are not sending a warship,” Mr Shoebridge told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus.
“The Government doesn’t want to admit they don’t have a suitable ship to send.
“Even the Iranians are willing to put a decrepit ship there to send a supportive message to the Houthis.”
Australia declined a request from the US to send a warship to the Red Sea to defend the key trade route from missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthis in December – saying their own trade routes, primarily the South China Sea, were a priority.
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Since the Jews are so powerful, let them defend themselves. Zion Don loves his master, and will leave Americas friend Australia all alone for China to attack. Zion Don, Trump is a Jewish loving American hating laugh. He's not the president, and for the sake of God, Mr. Dump on America, will never have his jewfish handlers hands on Americas throat ever again.
We could of sent a friget looks like china will own Australia sooner then we thought thanks albo you peice of shit.
This country has become a disgrace in every area.
Why would they want to leave Lebanon when they are part of the Hezbollah paramilitary forces. Better the anti west terrorists stay there and face the consequences, rather than return to Australia and need to be dealt with here sooner or later.
Embarrassing.
Ha! Ha! Ha! What a JOKE!!!
Does America not have about 70 submarines 🤣 sure they can spare a couple Jesus christ
Gutless Elbow. Making Australia Gutless.
Maybe we should spend that 40 billion a year on our defence, rather than on aboriginals…………
Australia doesn't have any Warships or Submarines 😢
откуда у Австралии корабли? у них же нет морей.
But don't worry all the Generals will get their medals on Australia day awards…our military is so run down we are in trouble big time.
Russia going for Europe.
China going for Australia.
The US defense enterprises certainly have thing going for them.
When you ask help to deal with China remember this
Albo needs the Elbow. and our ships better get updated if w don't have a suitable ship. Most of the wolds ship building is at capacity and we aren't building any ourselves. Go figure. Ill bet my left testy that we won't get the Aukus Subs
As an American, I have an opportunity to see the world from a different perspective than Australians.
Over the last many decades, it become quite apparent that American allies take advantage of the United States. They spend Less on defense and expect the United States to fill gaps. This is a great example of an alliance with Australia that shows that Australia is incapable of keeping up their side of the bargain as an ally. So exactly why should America continue any type of align with Australia? It seems like a one-way street.
Navy declares it's ready for any Middle East deployment following United States request. Australia's naval fleet commander says the service is well prepared to deploy a warship to the Middle East.
oz is just a sitting duck
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Houthis only stop ships bound for Israel or related to Israel. They are not attacking Australia’s naval interests. Australia is not Israel, however hard Sky News might try to make people believe. Australians are not genociding Palestinians. THIS IS NOT AUSTRALIA’s WAR!
…how ‘bout a tray of cookies?…wars can work up an appetite…
Worthless
So called lapdog of the US! Bootlicking champs
We have more warships than we have trained and qualified people to crew them.
Why not melt down all the guns you confiscated from the not free and stupid people.
Why would the ADF be any better than all other government departments and we know what it's like to deal with public servants.
At the end of WWII Australia had the world's 5th largest Navy with 39,650 personnel and over 300 warships. In the 1960s the RAN could still deploy a carrier battle group composed of an aircraft carrier, three large guided missile destroyers, six modern frigates and four Oberon class submarines along with logistics support vessels.
joke of a country under alp
Money to burn on mindless Bertie signalling and corrupt institutions .namely the Labour party The avorig.coorp stealing us poor.We are severely lacking polies with the grey matter.I myself an old gentleman dignified but with brains that all labour goons combined would fill a thumbnail size of my brain NO SHIP? Why are these commies still riffelling the cofferes.stealling us blind give me the job we will be a super power in 1 year it's simple when we are a country with potential money to burn.idiot socialists
Pretty sad. Australia and Canada should maybe make a combined armed forces. Both are underfunded and under manned.
Bring back Peta Credlin….please!!!
Trust me trump doesn’t have Australia’s best interest at heart he doesn’t even have America’s best interests on his mind
The "Australians" who died in Lebanon are Lebanese Hezbollah fighters with Australian passports , they should have had their passports taken away a long time ago
SEND WHAT YOU GOT & FIX THE REST!
An Island Nation needs to rely on a strong Navy. Apart from relief work, we have a Navy that is not designed to defend this Country or support our Allies. I dare to think this applies to the ADF in all Arms.
Trump will definitely bin the Aukus deal especially after Albo’s piss weak effort over Naval support just now. And I wouldn’t blame Trump either.
They should send a Carnival Clamidia Cruise ship full of Covid!
Dont understand why our ships arent suitable? They are equipped with exactly the same radars & armaments as USA ships.
nothing to do with aust. yet the military exists simply too serve the usa
glad we dont have a "suitable ship" lol we need to stay neutral so we can survive. let the others deal with their issues leave us in peace.
Nonsense – there are 3 Hobart class airwarfare destroyers and eight Anzac class frigates to choose from. The issue is really about state of refit and state of readiness.
Suck it up ALP won the election
Well, the 20 nation coalition was a big lie anyway. There's only the US, UK and Canada – the boat from the Seychelles hasn't shown up yet and probably won't. France Italy and Spain which the US said were going to join didn't. The US never issued a list of the 20 countries.
Australian idiots. Don't know what's good for them.
Lol.
load of rubbish our ships are armed the same as everyone else's and theirs seem to be doing quite well
So proud that we can protect ourselves from a basic drone with a camera.
Well done past government and future government
Do the clowns realise that if they want to buy good from Europe it goes through the red sea, it is vital to our interests to keep the sea open.