Australia's own 'Cuban missile crisis'

[Bobby]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-24/ ... /101011710


Scott Morrison says Chinese military base in Solomon Islands
would be 'red line' for Australia, US

By political reporter Georgia Hitch
Posted 10h ago
10 hours ago
, updated 5h ago






"We won't be having Chinese military naval bases in our region on our doorstep."
Mr Morrison would not say how he would respond if re-elected,
if the "red line" was crossed and China did move to establish a military base.

He instead said that Solomon Island's Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare assured him it would not happen.

"So he clearly shares our red line," Mr Morrison said.

[Bobby]

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... itary-base


US To "Respond Accordingly" If Solomon Islands-China Pact Permits Military Base


Tyler Durden's Photo
by Tyler Durden
Sunday, Apr 24, 2022 - 10:10 PM






The White House stated Friday that a high-level U.S. delegation has met with the Solomon Islands’ leadership in Honiara and raised concerns about the purpose and transparency of the agreement.

According to its statement, Solomon Islands’ officials have clarified that the security deal was solely for domestic applications, but the U.S. delegation claimed that it posed “potential regional security implications” for Washington and its allies.

“If steps are taken to establish a de facto permanent military presence, power-projection capabilities, or a military installation, the delegation noted that the United States would then have significant concerns and respond significantly,” it stated.

The White House did not specify how the United States would respond.

[Jim Lahey]

Hopefully the Chinese military hardware is as shit as the stuff they send here

[Bobby]

Hopefully the Chinese military hardware is as shit as the stuff they send here

China is a super power.
They have top equipment and plenty of it.
They have the largest navy in the world and
it's made from Australian iron ore that we shipped to them for cheap money.

[Bobby]

https://xyz.net.au/2022/04/america-thre ... n-islands/


America threatens to INVADE Solomon Islands


By
David Hiscox -
April 25, 2022




This month the Solomon Islands signed a security pact with China which would ostensibly allow it to station troops and build a naval base on the islands. The Solomons were the site of some of the fiercest battles of WW2 for precisely the same reason China is interested in it now:

If you control the Solomons, you have an unsinkable aircraft carrier smack bang in the middle of Australia and America, and Australia has its very own Cuban Missile Crisis. The Americans understand this and have swung into action:

[Jim Lahey]

Yeah it looks smack bang in the middle....

[Jovial Monk]

Great failure by the libbos. Christ they are incompetent.

[Bobby]

Great failure by the libbos. Christ they are incompetent.

ScoMo was missing in action -
this could lead to war with China.
It's the worst foreign policy failure in 80 years.

[Jovial Monk]

Don’t panic little girl, the adults will save you.

[lisa jones]

Hopefully the Chinese military hardware is as shit as the stuff they send here

I agree Vic. Hopefully it is.