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Three Cheers for Australia & Afghanistan
Three Cheers for Australia
On behalf of America, we'd like to thank our friends Down Under for handing the pro-American Liberal government of John Howard a resounding re-election victory. The Liberals beat the Labor Party, whose candidate for prime minister, Mark Latham, had pledged to cut and run from Iraq. Howard's victory is a defeat for al Qaeda, which recently bombed the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, presumably in hope of influencing the election à la Spain.
Australia is arguably America's greatest ally. It's the fourth biggest coalition partner in Iraq (after the U.S., Britain and Missouri), and Aussie troops--unlike even the British--fought alongside Americans in Vietnam. To those of us who care about American alliances, the Australian election results are heartening news indeed.
Three Cheers for Afghanistan
Congratulations to the people of Afghanistan, who have just held the first free election in their history. As in Australia, the Afghan election was a defeat for al Qaeda--in this case simply by virtue of taking place.
- Opinion Journal
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