Malcolm Turnbull rejects US request for more Australian troops to fight Isis

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

Malcolm Turnbull rejects US request for more Australian troops to fight Isis

Australia resists US pressure to increase its military commitment in Iraq and Syria but has signalled it could provide more humanitarian support

Daniel Hurst Political correspondent
@danielhurstbne
Wednesday 13 January 2016 03.17 EST

The Turnbull government has resisted pressure from the United States to increase Australia’s military commitment to the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

But it has signalled it is open to providing further humanitarian support to the troubled region and would also increase the number of Australian defence force personnel in the anti-Isis coalition headquarters.

A spokesman for the defence minister, Marise Payne, said Australia had considered a request from her American counterpart, Ash Carter, “in light of the substantial contributions we are already making to train Iraqi security forces and to the air campaign”.

“The US has asked 40 or so other countries, including European countries, to consider expanded contributions to the coalition, following the attacks in Paris,” the spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jan/13/malcolm-turnbull-rejects-us-request-for-more-australian-troops-to-fight-isis

[Monk06]

1. The Trudeau affect. Just say no to your quagmire

[newfie11]

2. Sanity nt

[tazkcmo]

3. A related developement?

I have a co-worker that is enlisting in the Marines. He's scheduled to enter in April as an aircraft mechanic. A couple of days ago he told me his recruiter wants him to enter immediately but change his "job" to infantry. I suspect our military is building up and trying to keep it quiet. I told the kid to withdraw his enlistment as once he is in they can designate him to what ever "job" they choose for him. GI means Government Issue and GI is just an inanimate object within the DoD's supply chain.

[Javaman]

4. yup. a buddy of mine joined the navy during viet nam...

he knew he was going to be drafted, so he join ahead of time to pick the branch he wanted and avoid combat.

he thought, I'll be on a ship, life will be good.

he took a placement test. he scored high in medicine.

great he thought, I'll be on a hospital ship.

3 months later he was thigh deep in a rice paddy as a corpsman in the marines.