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National Interest: It's Time for a Massive U.S. Navy Base in Australia
Today the time has come to expand and deepen the transpacific relationship beyond periodic U.S. Marine deployments and air-force exercises.
Some ideas are worth broaching even when it’s plain no one will act on them instantly, in whole, or even in part. They make sense even when vagaries of politics or strategy may rule out implementing them. They force people to think—and on occasion, the times catch up with the idea. Case in point: back in 2011 my wingman Toshi Yoshihara and I bruited about the idea of basing U.S. naval forces in Australia. We went big. Under our proposal, an aircraft-carrier expeditionary strike group or another heavy-hitting fleet contingent would call some Australian seaport home.
That would make Oz a U.S. naval hub on par with Japan, where Yokosuka and Sasebo play host to the U.S. Seventh Fleet.
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WNU Editor: I would also add a massive U.S. air base (or two) into this discussion. The geopolitical and security situation in Asia is changing, and Australia will need to change also. Aligning itself even closer to the U.S. is a debate that Australians will need to have. And I would recommend sooner rather than later.
3 comments:
Australia has no intentions to combat China, let alone even anger the economic power house. End of the day, Australia will be a defining factor in any future wars and as so should assume neutrality until a decisive attack can be launched.
The USA would be better served to bait China in a confrintation near is own boarders, where it can bring its full military might to bear while opening up China to aggressive moves my allied Nations.
Putting an American naval base in Australia would revert any Chinese aggression towards Australia and leave then opening for an aggressive counter attack by US forces.
The base will be built.Anon you are brain dead ,lol!!
Has Australia agreed to this? My friends note that a large part of Australia real estate currently owned by China. In N.Z., by contrast, no ownership without citizenship.
ps: Andry: no need to be so nasty. I know this is your style. It is immature
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