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@Av-vd3wk

11 ай бұрын

Your lighting/camera colors are way off

@mohammedtheped0phile850

11 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm the prophet of Islam.

@wakybee

11 ай бұрын

the bastards knew i cut off my tv now they are attackin me on the internet. /joking but surrisly f those dudes

@edwardfletcher7790

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for covering our difficult transition to a more defensive national posture. The biggest problem is that only just over 150,000 people live on the entire coast of Northern Australia and infrastructure is below minimal. Cheers mate 🍻

@johnblack513

11 ай бұрын

congrats on the 1mil brother

Bruh, as a New Zealander, wherever our Aussie brothers go, we will follow. Win or lose, we stand together.

@garyjohnstone6422

9 ай бұрын

buy a few war planes then pls

@GM-fh5jp

8 ай бұрын

The Chinese won't wanna pick a fight with the bloody Kiwis, not unless they have a death wish lol. Those guys are hard.

@geminiwriter8875

8 ай бұрын

@@garyjohnstone6422 why, when we can get US second hand??

@fireandice96

8 ай бұрын

As much as I love you fellow Anzac brothers war isn't what we want. Running into battle like our forefathers did. We saw were we went wrong. I understand what's happening.

@quintinsmith5400

8 ай бұрын

​@@fireandice96Agreed my ancestors have left medals since the Boer wars. There's so much more to do in this world than fighting.

As an Aussie, i can definitely say that I have learnt more in this video than what our media has said over the last ten years.

@connortaylor

10 ай бұрын

Thats exactly what i wanted to say. Why the fk is our media so convoluted dont they realise most of us would back and support the funding if they actually told us the facts like this

@johnellison3030

10 ай бұрын

@@connortaylor To true mate. To true. And just to prove you're correct, which we both know you are. i'll ask you a question. Have you heard about this at all, "BRICS" ? If not, and I'm assuming that like me you haven't, as I only found out yesterday. KZread it. Type in "What is BRICS". Why don't we know? And why is the Government bringing in new legislation to make it illegal for anyone to post any content that opposes the government or is marked as misinformation? But the government is not exempt from posting misinformation in the legislation. Hmmm.

@gwho

10 ай бұрын

@@connortaylor same with america's covid propaganda.

@domm6812

9 ай бұрын

There are severe problems with the submarine purchase that I hope can be resolved. There's legitimate concern about parts of it. But yes, overall I absolutely agree that our media has been keeping us in the dark. China's aggression has been pretty breathtaking over recent years and it has been glossed over and practically ignored by most commercial domestic media outlets. Their espionage efforts have ramped up dramatically in the past decade, with bribery and infiltration being exposed on more and more occasions, but I think our media have been afraid of angering China. Either that or they haven't been taking the situation seriously. Either way, their behaviour has not been in our best interest.

@domm6812

9 ай бұрын

We even have nutbag ex prime ministers (Paul Keating) ranting and raving and insulting anyone who dares to say China is acting threateningly. The man has some sort of dementia, and yet our media keeps giving him the spotlight just for the drama it creates. It's genuinely shameful.

I loved the “barely enough time to get a game of cricket in” but showed footy

@VinceTomJones

4 күн бұрын

Not Footy.. lol... thats called Australian rules or Aerial Ping Pong.. It's a poofs game.. loll

I have full faith in Australia 🇦🇺 from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

@20chocsaday

Ай бұрын

Australia is a good source of information about Russian military, given freely.

@Beachlife4567

27 күн бұрын

Your faith is misguided my friend. We own two drones that cost $400m. One to fly and one for spare parts. Our navy is tied up without crew.

@dutchylt

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, no. We are much more concerned about giving the native slackers a voice in our parliament 🙄

@smalltime0

14 күн бұрын

@@dutchylt We voted that down unanimously, even Victoria. Victoria!

@brendanpelly213

14 күн бұрын

Thanks bro 👍 but I don't have faith in America to look after someone else's interests

As an Australian Army war veteran, I can confirm this massive change in the defence budget is SIGNIFICANT! Historically Australia (Post WWII) has been very conservative on defence spending, which means for the Generals and the Minister of Defence to make a HUGE change in policy (Increase missiles and cut IFVs) is significant. This is not done for no reason. Best defence is offence, Australia wouldn't start a war but we'd be there to ensure democracy succeeds. We also have a 'secret' army, we've won the Hearts and Minds of the Emu's ... they are a formidable force now ;)

@Taskandpurpose

11 ай бұрын

great to hear from an Australian ally! agreed, history has shown that those who have a strong military are able to keep peace for longer .

@ylstorage7085

11 ай бұрын

what exactly did China do? "bending to" what Chinese "will"? Anything concrete or just typical "face saving" "dick waving" rhetorics?

@mohammedtheped0phile850

11 ай бұрын

Convert Australia to Islam, war is the only thing you will ever think about.

@lukaslee7380

11 ай бұрын

@@indiasuperclean6969 least brainwashed Indian nationalist:

@quietlistener7054

11 ай бұрын

Oh boy, if you Aussies have finally signed a military pact with the Emus then we can assume Australia is easily in the top 3 strongest military powers in the world... I'm glad we're an ally!

American here, former USMC. I have never met a single Australian that I didn't like. I loved all of them, and would proudly support them in their time of need. My home is always open to my friends and family Down Under, and I can't wait to visit Australia someday.

@Tassiedevil287

11 ай бұрын

As a Aussie thanks for the kind words mate

@nathanquinn3499

11 ай бұрын

Bloody legend mate 🤟

@marcusaurelius6012

11 ай бұрын

Was on an exercise in Townsville around 91-94? Can't remember. Found a USMC cap in Lavarack barracks after you guys left. I still have it, and it's in my mandatory box of memorabilia. Thank you USMC 🇦🇺❤️🇺🇸

@tucker433

11 ай бұрын

I've met a fair few US marines in my travels and they've been some of the best blokes to get along and drink with. Don't ask me about the US army though or I might respond with an analogy involving splintery wooden sticks in certain anatomical locations.

@nicoras8803

11 ай бұрын

How soppy!

God bless Australia! 🇦🇺❤️ With lots of love from the UK 🇬🇧❤️

@XEN-ZOMBIE

2 ай бұрын

We prefer beers then blessings. We can use beers. Cheers mate.

@pugman99

14 күн бұрын

My maternal grandfather was Welsh! God Bless Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England too...(and yes, I'm a true 'Aussie mongrel' as I have blood from all corners of Great Britain! And, more than thanks, we'll need LOTS of RN ships and Boats (Subs) and RN Sailors and RAF down under if the proverbial hits the fan...REMEMBER WW1 AND WW2??? On a per capita basis, Oz lost heaps of men, even more injured, so much so, EVERY country twon and city in Oz has a memorial to the war dead, and Oz had to attract more people down under, through immigration, to rebuild its population! Sooo... We will expect to see our cousins down here to join the Kiwis and us, and the Yanks, Japan and India kick 'you know who's teeth in', if they don't pull their head in asap. Cheers!

I live in darwin and an American company just built 12 fuel silos to help us combat our 12 day fuel reserve. They're the biggest tanks I've ever seen. They're bigger than most sky scrapers in most cities. It's insane.

@martinheid9103

5 ай бұрын

They're not for you though, they're for the US military..

@ConflictEconomics

5 ай бұрын

Which company was that? I'm curious, because that sounds fascinating.

@ConflictEconomics

5 ай бұрын

@@martinheid9103It may be both, for Darwin locals and military duel use in peacetime, and converted to strictly military if the need arises.

@RickBlaine

4 ай бұрын

Did you mean the biggest targets you have ever seen?

@janosrado8302

4 ай бұрын

That's what I was about to say. They will be targeted early on in any conflict.

As an Australian what's annoying me is we have the resources to actively develop our own equipment and have our own factories. This is something we really need as we are far away from a lot of allies and as seen in Ukraine, having to rely on other countries for equipment isn't the way to go. Way to much of our industries have just gone external, a lot of our equipment we need the US to assist.

@jordanmason7127

11 ай бұрын

but then how would the US milk us of our wealth and control us? we should not be so eager to let the US gain anymore control over us then they already do.

@coreyleander7911

8 ай бұрын

Exactly. But there’s no will in the Australian public for that.

@CaptainGrat75

8 ай бұрын

@waddlesticks That’s not how capitalism works. Products are cheaper when you use labor of those paid pennies.

@Redfour5

7 ай бұрын

Developing a nuclear capability is not easy from scratch. I'm hoping you all take some used LA Class subs to train up your human infrastructure while you build up your tech infrastructure toward independence over time. Your best friends are in the long run not the US or western Europe, but S. Korea and Japan even Taiwan as a hot potato. I'd let the US take the heat on that one for awhile. But those other countries also want the kinds of things you expressed...but its sure easy if someone is helping you as long as you don't become too dependent upon another country as was slowly happening with China. I think you have learned that lesson. AND, the US and western Europe NEED you so you hold the upper hand in a sense with them. And since you share a historical culture with the west that makes many things even easier than for the other countries in your area of the world. But you all together have a chance of becoming another high tech "pole" in a unipolar world. If Indonesia will play along with India...the USA should take note. Vietnam are a bunch of tough cookies themselves to stay friendly with. YOU ALL have something in common and that's 1.4 billion Chinese whose leader says he intends to rule the world in 30 years...

@markwalker3499

7 ай бұрын

Yes but we have your back, you are not Ukraine, and 1% of your population lives in the US, America will not allow you to be invaded. I have known some Australian soldiers and I can tell you no matter what your media tells you there is basically no closer ally to us. Sure the UK is bigger and Canada is closer, but Australia is where the future action will be. Because you are so thinly populated outside major metros we understand That it is an entirely different situation there, that is why there are always Australian logistics people stationed in Virginia advising the US military and teaching their methods while learning ours. The ability to have a well oiled interconnected logistics service is a high priority for the US and our brass as well as people consider you to be as close an ally if not closer than even your British crown. When the day comes we will be there. Our top people and yours have been working for years to make sure when it does our systems are compatible and effective.

I remember going to Australia as part of a MRF-D in 2016 as a Marine. Idk how much the program has grown, but I do remember that it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Australia is a beautiful country, with amazing people. We were part of their Anzac Day parade, and they welcomed us with open arms. The Aussie Army had some of the hardest dudes to work with. Very professional and knowledgeable in their craft as infantrymen. Learned a lot while was there and overall had a great time. I have full confidence that their military can and will stand up to China without a flinch. Here’s to all the Aussies fighting the good fight, y’all are in a scary predicament just based on geological location alone.

@GM-fh5jp

11 ай бұрын

Good post. Good on ya Yank! Respect from Down Under!

@paulfri1569

11 ай бұрын

Thankyou for your service and Godbless you and America 🤠

@tedmoss

11 ай бұрын

@@paulfri1569 Bless?

@bardigan1

11 ай бұрын

@@tedmoss lol it must be... 😂😂

@davidpalmer4184

11 ай бұрын

Hi Nathan, as an Aussie, I am glad that you enjoyed your visit. I am an ex-grunt and can confirm we used to work hard and party hard afterwards! Semper fi my friend. You and I both know we will always have each others backs, I just hope our politicians realise that too.

Met some Aussies in RVN. Super gents and fighters. A real dependable ally!

Australia's manufacturing industry demise is heart breaking. We used to produce so much and be pretty much self sufficient.

Chris, as an Aussie working in our Defence industry, I must say this is one of the most capable reviews of our Defence posture I have seen. We are usually resigned to seeing external (particularly US) commentary in which it is nigh-on impossible to recognize ourselves, so well done on some accurate, succinct, and very high quality journalism indeed. Best from Downunder, Marc.

@jayklink851

11 ай бұрын

👍👍

@martinhunter6322

11 ай бұрын

We are good at digging things up and selling them. Our manufacturing is atrocious

@TheJimbles

11 ай бұрын

Correct. Clearly well researched and balanced account of the state of not only Australia's defence, but also our current status in the region geopolitically. Very well done.

@marc1829

11 ай бұрын

@@martinhunter6322 I beg to differ, Martin. When we do it, we do it well; there just isn't nearly enough of it. I have had great experiences working with Australian firms on R&D projects. The depth and breadth of experience you encounter in Oz industry is frequently a very pleasant surprise.

@nedkelly9688

11 ай бұрын

@@martinhunter6322 You are just blind to our defence industry and tech Australia has invented and is in American weapons and other technology. Ghost Bat is a example of what we can produce. Do you know why all American and UK defense contractors are in Australia. isn't for cheap labour to build their products as Australian labour is one of highest in the world. It is our technology. So much Australian tech in allied wepons etc is isn't funny.

As an Aussie - that Chinese trade war was the best thing that happened to us. Lobster went from $30 to $8 in the supermarket - it was a good few months.

@paulfri1569

8 ай бұрын

Indeed 😂

@Save_the_Earth

7 ай бұрын

Hello

@dr-zeus2206

7 ай бұрын

If you were the ones eating it. The fishers and everyone else associated along the supply chain lost hundreds of thousands.

@paulfri1569

7 ай бұрын

@@dr-zeus2206 So greed isn't good then?

@MegaSJ

6 ай бұрын

I remember when China banned US beef as political retaliation, the Chinese then relied on Australian beef. This was during China’s previous administration who seem way more competent than their current one.

" Aussie Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi " Texas checking in mates. Take care be safe and God bless. Peace

@RobRoy351

2 ай бұрын

I haven't heard anyone say that for ages - I thought it died out a few years ago. But we appreciate the sentiment. Your friends down under!

@tristqnejdjeh7278

2 ай бұрын

​@RobRoy351 i did it to someone I met on a game and when she did the 2nd half I was pretty happy. The accent is amazing

@SenorTucano

2 ай бұрын

Australian here - I nearly die of cringe 😖 every time I hear that

@ReinventingTheSteve

Ай бұрын

​@@SenorTucano... yeah you are the problem then

@rogerjamespaul5528

Ай бұрын

I would much prefer to hear, Aussie Aussie Aussie, Beer Beer Beer. @@SenorTucano

You just gave all our secrets away mate🤣😂😂 Great post 🎼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Aussie Vet here. For the past 80 years the ADF has been excellent for what it has done in peacekeeping and war. We often heard politicians and people say we are highly effective in punching well above our weight but in my experience of deployments within our region and the Middle East this relied on a number of factors. We knew when things would start, our deployments were somewhat fixed so we knew when we would be coming back. Our logistics were very secure and besides operations in Bougainville, East Timor and Solomon Islands we were often part of a larger allied force and we could call upon their support. The situation with CCP changed that thinking as we would not know if or when things would kick off, how long we would need to sustain ourselves nor confirm a high level of logistic security and we would be expected to play a larger part around the island regions. The Boycotts and recent activity has awoken a sleeping platypus. They may look funny but they are Venomous with advanced radar senses😉

@tedmoss

11 ай бұрын

Yep, happened to other people as well.

@Rusty_Gold85

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your Service . My mate probably knows you but we wont go into names here

@bardigan1

11 ай бұрын

Ukraine has reinforced this for countries everywhere. The whole world is on a military spending spree. It's insane.

@Kaiserboo1871

11 ай бұрын

@@bardigan1 The rest of the west has been awoken. America's allies all over the globe have woken up and realized the threat that has been growing in its complacency. It’s not just Australia. It's Japan, Europe, Canada, and New Zealand as well. I think the west has come to a conclusion, war is inevitable. No one knows when or how it will start, but everyone sees the signs.

@Patrick-bu5vy

11 ай бұрын

@@bardigan1 It's logical, not insane. Vlad and Xi think they're gonna remodel the world to their benefit. They will not succeed.

Hi, a shoutout to my Australian friends. About 10 years ago I was in Australia for a military exercise, location is classified. Extremely harsh environment there. The Australian troops we met there were friendly and nice people, I'm glad we got along. We had an exercise together as well, won't forget that. Respect, From Singapore.

@danieldieni3188

8 ай бұрын

Somewhere out in the outback I see, I'm guessing in northern territory somewhere or act.

@Jim.Thunda

8 ай бұрын

Your welcome neighbour!

@iandonnelly2

8 ай бұрын

Shoalwater Bay isn't a secret.

@shaunphillips6160

8 ай бұрын

​@@11235butnah Campbell

@Allannah_Of_Rome

8 ай бұрын

Nothing's a secret to us Aussies, we can pretty much guess where your secret location was... 😂

Hi Chris, Thank you for your in-depth knowledge and analysis of military news around world and crystal presentation. Much appreciated. ...am already a fan and and a subscriber to your channel. Awesome!

As an Aussie, I'm glad you're spreading this information. Our media does not highlight ANY of this... I'm also glad that you recognised the Dollarydoo, our official currency. Just a couple notes as for pronunciations though... Canberra is pronounced "Can-brah", and Albanese is pronounced "Al-ba-nee-see".

This is why I wish AMAZON would put a little flag next to products to show where they are made and sold from. I would gladly put a few Aussie items in my cart on each order, just to show American support for Australia companies and workers. When China is trying to bully them.

@10babiscar

11 ай бұрын

i live there, they arem't bullying us, it's all lies from the american politicians

@DavidBarry-vj6dd

11 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

@lucashood9890

11 ай бұрын

@@DavidBarry-vj6dd which is why Jeff won’t let it happen

@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13

11 ай бұрын

Actually... That may be something that Bezos would be amenable to, if you could get the idea past his desk soonish. Clawing back business from the Chinese market, both from a seller and a customer point of view, is very much on the Amazon agenda right now and everyone knows how shit at PR they are. He's been on a quiet crusade to hold his ground against the Chinese internet service markets, their obvious regulations skewed against Amazon being competitive, but most importantly his unwillingness to meet certain data collection and privacy policy demands set out by the CCP as a condition of trade. Pretty sure the Amazon app was pulled from the market just a few weeks ago, which was a profitable part of the business still despite the regulatory affairs issues. But don't get the wrong idea, this isn't about standing up for the privacy of or freedoms of you, me or the average Chinese citizen. No Bezos is all about that data, he's known for twenty five years that data is the new oil and he wants to be more powerful than any nation state with something as limited as an oil field. Offer him a small way to ensure that a little more of that data stays out of the hands of the CCP and totally in house for Amazon and you might just see him do something that benefits the little guys. I mean, they already have the country of origin data recorded as a policy, I'm pretty sure... All they have to do is require that be posted on the individual products. Send a letter to the headquarters and an email if you actually want to see it implemented. He's alleged to be one of the more accessible people of power, often responding to feedback and suggestions personally. Probably because he's so shit at PR. Try it, I would, but I think this will be a moot point in like ten years max when the Chinese industrial complex collapses in on itself. It's a good idea though, you're not the first to float it obviously, but timing is everything in these things and now looks like the ideal time to bring it up. We should remember, corporations (and states for that matter) are just made up of people who are generally as clueless and open to suggestion as anyone else out there. We just forget that we can actually approach those people with mutually beneficial ideas and they can be convinced.

@user-ll4lf5go1m

11 ай бұрын

Look up aussie hats. Barmah squashy hat-in-a-bag comes to mind.They have their own on line store, ship about everywhere, uv 50 plus a and b rated and are amazing. I own 4. No bias here, lols. I found them when visiting Auz 7 years ago and I keep at least 2 at all times. Plus I have given a few to friends.

Fun fact: Australia’s last CATOBAR carrier was sent to China for scrapping in the 1980s. The scrappers delayed dismantling HMAS _Melbourne_ so the Chinese military could study her catapults for their aircraft carrier program.

@ZEROs0000

11 ай бұрын

I am so sick China and dictator Xi's smug looking face.

@kami_1789

11 ай бұрын

​@@indiasuperclean6969 lol definitely not an Indian

@mohammedtheped0phile850

11 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm the prophet of Islam.

@littlefoot..

11 ай бұрын

@@indiasuperclean6969 🤣

@OneGuyIKnow

11 ай бұрын

​@@indiasuperclean6969 pak bot

thank you for this, you have taught me far more than the media even as an australian myself

I have known some Australian military men and would put them up against anyone, even their American counterparts, the are the equals or better of any fighting men on Earth, there just are not enough of them. And a special shout out to the logistics personnel who actually teach the craft in the US. They also make some really superior weapons and transport.

I know it's meaningless nostalgia, but my grandad was an Australian kid from a farming family during WW2 and said when US troops would march by their farm (I guess on their way to airfields or some transport hubs) he and his dad would give them all fresh produce (mostly tomatoes). Apparently the troops really liked it. I know it's a nothing story but it's still kinda nice.

@mstaader

11 ай бұрын

no act of kindness is 'nothing' 🙂this is wonderful

@thatguy22441

11 ай бұрын

Americans and Australians have more similarities than differences.

@IPASAustralia

11 ай бұрын

Definitely not a 'nothing story'. It speaks volumes about rural folk and about our friendship with the US and its people (particularly its armed forces). As a soldier myself, and a historian, I know that those troops would have been so appreciative to have some fresh vegetables (or fruits actually) to supplement any hard rations they were on. Thanks for commenting.

@righteousbyfaithinChrist

11 ай бұрын

Thank you.❤️🙏🇺🇸

@LucasFernandez-fk8se

11 ай бұрын

That’s wholesome tbh

Love how Australia's response to the list of grievances was basically "Fuck off". Further cements my belief that when an Australian's determined to do something, it gets done.

@Playtime-lu8wj

9 ай бұрын

Spot on..

@kcharles8857

9 ай бұрын

You made my day :)

@daffyd5867

8 ай бұрын

Too right mate....

@Allannah_Of_Rome

8 ай бұрын

FUCK YEAH!!

@MGrey-qb5xz

8 ай бұрын

yep not common elsewhere where the people and the industry just hate each other. It's why having an identify is important, having this narcissist secular bullshit mindset is not meant for the real world

Great video Mate.. love the dollarydoos.. Too Funny... Keep up the Good Work...

Outstanding, one of the best sit-reps I have ever seen A+

In order to confirm our alliance with the Aussies, we had to close ALL Outback Steakhouses and publically admit that Fosters is in fact NOT "Austrailan for Beer".

@aynjeleyes

11 ай бұрын

Outback streak house As Australian as bud lite is America's beer. Went once they had bugger all Australian dishes

@woahhbro2906

11 ай бұрын

@@aynjeleyes lol exactly. That's the joke 😉

@kp-legacy-5477

11 ай бұрын

Lmao In reality Australia is the only dog paying anything while the Brits and USA just pull our puppet strings

@cmdr1911

11 ай бұрын

The guys that started Outback had never been there or had the food. The basically made it theme off of what just felt right

@MrGlenn253

11 ай бұрын

Omg Foster's. Ew

As an Aussie I'm greatful for the partnership we have with our American, European and Asian partners. Together we are strong. 🇦🇺🇺🇲🇪🇺🇯🇵🇰🇷🇨🇦

@usauk3605

11 ай бұрын

As an American, I am very grateful that we have Allies such as Australia and the U.K to rely on. Cheers!

@BeansOnToast420

11 ай бұрын

You do realise that the CIA performed a coup on Australia in the 70's, right? They are not our allies, we are merely pawns for their amusement. The USA will use us like a condom and then throw us out when we're spent.

@lllordllloyd

11 ай бұрын

We sell iron ore and other commodities cheaply, and demand almost no tax from companies. We will do the same with rare earths, lithium etc. Paul Keating made a very good case... not flawless... for toning down the rampant war rhetoric and returning to defence.

@johnirvine9942

11 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Canada.

@ozPanzer

11 ай бұрын

@@johnirvine9942 how could I forget you! Edited my post haha.

Very informative. Thanks 🇦🇺

Thanks for your very informative video.

As an Aussie veteran, there is only a few minor points I’d disagree with or fact correct. Seeing a stateside channel do this much research on our position is interesting in and of itself. I commend you on your accuracy

@lukeneill1568

11 ай бұрын

Didn’t address them not being able to reach recruitment targets. Glad to see them going down faster each year

@PBMS123

11 ай бұрын

@@lukeneill1568 that is a function of our pop size. Not to mention how little has been spent on it. Recruitment will need a massive shakeup

@TRAVISGOLDIE

11 ай бұрын

@@lukeneill1568 look there is content in there that I don’t think is accurate. But I think chris has done a good job boning up on 30 years of another countries military policy doctrine to get what he produced. I’m not interested in commenting on politics or strategic matters too much as I’ve been out a long time and stuff does change

@perrylc8812

11 ай бұрын

Wish Aussies citizens were able to rearm.

@donavonrobbins1908

11 ай бұрын

​@@lukeneill1568 were all suffering there. Aside from the "woke wave" it doesn't help when active duty and veterans alike are devalued by the government itself. Imagine of a soldier/sailor was paid the same as the employees of the companies having their shipping protected off the African or Asian coast? Or the protections OPEC see from our patrols or mir existence.

We were worried about the trade embargoes, but once they hit it actually hurt China more than it hurt us, so we just shrugged Edit: typo heard - hurt

@glenchapman3899

11 ай бұрын

lol yeah when all their power stations started shutting down. Talk about self inflicted wounds

@Timbo6669

11 ай бұрын

@@indiasuperclean6969 lmao

@johney3734

11 ай бұрын

that what the ppl feel about the trade embargoes not the pollys.. they suck up to china hard to stop them.. the ppl know it started as we said some thing about human rights or some thing.. they flip out and "put us in our place" i dont like to be pushed around and most ozzys dont . so stuff it!!! we did not do any big thing.. china is free to tell us how we mistreat the aboriginals,, if our Gov flipped out and did trade stuff to china for that most ozzys would vote for the other guy

@utkarshg.bharti9714

11 ай бұрын

An importer is always more affected than an exporter. Fungible commodities will always find new buyers. More power to our Aussie friends.

@elmohead

11 ай бұрын

Bad mentality tbh. It still hurts us, and China actually just bought coal from Indonesia instead...

I’m just a normal Aussie Grandma of 53! My Grandfather served out of England ww2, great uncles served for Australia & England ww2.I’m grateful for those past and present for having courage and bravery for protecting me my family and our great nation. Thank you all❤️

@johnalphaeagle5882

Ай бұрын

A grandmother of 53?!?! How do you have so many grandchildren?

@earthangel6065

Ай бұрын

@@johnalphaeagle5882 my age!! 😂

@johnalphaeagle5882

Ай бұрын

@@earthangel6065 ahhh that makes sense

I find it heartening that Australia is finally facing the threat China poses to their country. I would also suggest in the future you use the term West Philippine Sea as to not improperly assign China ownership of such a vast swath of territory

Judt got back from Australia yesterday. Absolutely loved the country and the people, we are puzzle pieces in terms of world alliances. I'll be glad to support our Aussie friends anytime

@nsrfreak

11 ай бұрын

Likewise brother.

@frasercousins9810

11 ай бұрын

Welcome back anytime brother

We love our Aussie Allies! 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

@IanGerritsen

11 ай бұрын

Ameristralia, comin' to save the mother fuckin' day, mate.

@misternevermiss12

11 ай бұрын

🇦🇺🫡🇺🇸

@MarkGoding

11 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. We like yous too.

@davidaware2366

11 ай бұрын

And we love our yanks mate

@jamesrowlands8971

11 ай бұрын

We're not allies. We do not have an alliance. And your country's disgusting betrayal of our democracy is the only reason you have military bases here.

As a Greek, I think that Aussies and kiwis are probably the only other 2 nations that enjoy wars, except us. I have seen interview from guys that fought in Borneo, and they were like going for family trip. When almost all the Greece was occupied and only Crete remained, the only who stayed and helped were kivis who came all the way from New Zealand to Greece. The honoured our national moto "freedom or death", and till today they are like national heroes here.

@andysparks1973

2 ай бұрын

Australians also remained and fought .

@MrMelonsz

Ай бұрын

Meanwhile, actual Australians are aware of how horrific are biggest losses surrounding the Anzacs were and the fact that any war would simply result in more pointless death of good men and women. Nobody should enjoy war. Not when innocent lives are being lost over damn economics. No hate, just my family’s opinion.

Love your work sir

More power to Australia...let's go Love from india 🇮🇳

@johnmcdonald1293

11 ай бұрын

Love from Australia

@shammy313

11 ай бұрын

India doesn’t know what side it wants to be on. They’re apart of BRIX which is led by china.

@joebungus3447

11 ай бұрын

BRICS🏳️‍🌈

@imthelastuchiha80

11 ай бұрын

Ah 😭 and here I thought we could make China a good nation someday 😭. Instead of increasing weapons , we should call Xi Xing Ping for a meeting and beat the shit out of him and tell him "no more expansion", and then he could become a good guy but here we all r ready to fight china 😭. Anyways 🇮🇳❤️🇦🇺

@88amona

11 ай бұрын

Nice tease BRICS bro 😎👌

The first Australian / US /British battle was in Hamel, France, 4th July 1918. This was a clear example of a complex but we'll planned combined arms battle under Australian General Sir John Monash. The planned timing was for 90 minutes. The action was completed in 93 minutes. This was great learning opportunity for the August offensives that ended the war.

@goddepersonno3782

11 ай бұрын

Monash is perhaps one of the greatest of chads in military history, much less Australian history. It's a shame he didn't have more control

@Broskisunited

11 ай бұрын

That was conveniently on US Independence Day, the most patriotic day for any American

@geoffcrumblin7505

11 ай бұрын

Staged on the 4th of July to ginger up the yanks

@nnoddy8161

11 ай бұрын

Anyone interested in military genius and leadership should spend time researching Sir John Monash.

@Scrads108

11 ай бұрын

The dude is a lad, hence why he is on our bank note

As an Aussie, I can tell you💯 that I was personally at that cricket match you showcased...👍

Another very informative video. Well researched and balanced opinion. Keep up the good work Capy.

Did anyone else pause when he said cricket and showed footy ?

@bec5250

29 күн бұрын

I felt it allowed a little bit for everyone, mentioning the cricket, but showing the only other season that exists in Australia...the footy season.

Worked with Aussies at Benning and in Afghanistan, damn good soldiers.

@s4ss.m8

11 ай бұрын

Always keen to get in on some action brother 🤙🏼

Well...umm..mummm... DAMN !! great drop Sir !!

Cappy you also missed that the US is going to consider Australian made defence products as domestic. My contacts within Defense contractors are saying this will allow Australian munitions companies to provide ammunition to the US. So if war breaks out, the US navy based in Guam and Australia have production more locally

I've met some Aussies that where in the Royal Australian Army, Navy and Air Force. They where some of the biggest cocky SOB's Ive ever met. God bless them. I'd be proud to stand alongside them any day. ❤ from 🇺🇲 Mate's 👍🇺🇲🇦🇺

@hardroaddavey5399

2 ай бұрын

Nice to hear, just so you know, it's the Australian Army (no Royal in it's title) Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

@ReinventingTheSteve

Ай бұрын

our Aussie army are nutcases ❤😂

About time!

thank you !

‘Final game of cricket’ - shows Aussie Rules football 🤣 Love yr work Cappy, from Melbourne Australia👍 Seriously though, this was an excellent view of Australia’s future defence posture & the underlying reasons. The tension with China is so difficult to chart a course through for a tiny population with such a large, resource rich landmass.

@qbi4614

11 ай бұрын

Bit like talking about basketball with an image of Tom Brady ( me thinks it was deliberate) lol

@goddepersonno3782

11 ай бұрын

some high quality trolling indeed

@jayebuss5562

11 ай бұрын

Taking the piss...love it 🍻

Well researched Cappy! 👍 Thanks for not forgetting about us & giving Australia our own Task & Purpose episode. 😊

@wufongtanwufong5579

11 ай бұрын

Well researched? who the fuck did he ask? I'm not long out of the Australian army and have a lot of mates still in there. And no one is gladly prepping. In fact most don't even feel Australia is worth fighting for anymore. And that goes for EX servicemen and vets, as well as civilians.

Chris you are the best 😊😊

The RAAF also has upgraded capability with six E-7 Wedgetails, the AWACS aircraft used by South Korea, Turkey and the UK, and that has also been selected by the US and NATO to replace the old E-3 Sentry. Australia is also flying the upgraded F-18 D/E used by the US Navy, and the aerial tankers based on the Airbus A330. A couple of Wedgetails, some F35s and F18s, all supported by aerial refueling is some serious force projection capability. China might be able to overwhelm with numbers, but their losses would be heavy.

One thing to also mention is the bond between the U.S. U.K. Canada and Australia, many would volunteer in the defense of Australia 🇦🇺

@johnnewson8287

11 ай бұрын

You would probably get a couple of Kiwis to wander over too ...

@SanctusPaulus1962

11 ай бұрын

@@johnnewson8287 Half of the population of NZ is already living in Australia anyway, so they wouldn't even have to come over

@easydoesit83

11 ай бұрын

Volunteer ? good luck with that 😂😂😂

@ianharrh

11 ай бұрын

Mate were probably going to be conscripted

@johnnewson8287

11 ай бұрын

@@SanctusPaulus1962 Yeah fair enough - mind you you lot are sending a lot of them back after teaching them skills we don't really need here ....

Thank you, you have explained what is going on here in Australia more clear and more precisely than our biased and idiotic media could ever hope to.

@Rusty_Gold85

11 ай бұрын

Geezuz isnt that the case! More fkn interested in selling Real estate ie Ch7 than news

@jayebuss5562

11 ай бұрын

Ignore the media, they play both sides and are immoral.

@newlevelgamer5879

11 ай бұрын

We are becoming strong 💪🏻🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 we will not surrender to the commies

@newlevelgamer5879

11 ай бұрын

We are becoming strong 💪🏻🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 we will not surrender to the commies

@Jabba1625

11 ай бұрын

​@@newlevelgamer5879 we just surrendered to conservative party scumbags and that's why the we have a massive housing crisis, the cost of living is through the roof and 1% of the population owns at least 25% of the real estate in the country. Working and I'm still absolutely screwed plus had to move back in family in my early 40's just to survive. It's honestly depressing what's happened to our country under the LNP in the past decade and the Labor party is rubbish as well, just a shite lite version of the LNP that couldn't care about even working people end up homeless and barely able to feed themselves.

Loved this video! Americans have always loved the Aussies and the Kiwis…. Tell me that after this video, there has to be a bill on the Parliament floor for officially changing the name from Australian Dollar to Dollaridoo!! 😂

Well done, young fella.

Australia also needs to upgrade roads and rail freightlines to get equipment and personnel from the Southern part of Australia along with the East and Western parts of Australia. Helps to shift equipment across Australia, without any delays.

@jasonbosel5630

11 ай бұрын

It’s being built

@AndominateU

11 ай бұрын

Waste of time we lose no matter what we will be first put in WW3 we have the resources.

@buzz5020

11 ай бұрын

As someone from South Australia I can say there’s a better chance of hell freezing over than the government upgrading our road systems

@pauln07

11 ай бұрын

​@@AndominateUour goal is not to beat the chinese but ti delay them long enough for the Americans to turn bejing into a carpark

@xAvoider

11 ай бұрын

@@buzz5020 🤣🤣🤣

The shift is one of the reasons why there are more Australian participants in military exercises here in the Philippines recently. It started with just a battalion, or a single ship, now it's multiple battalions participating in multiple exercises, or 2-3 naval warships plus several support ships. Australia is practically at the same level as the USA, Japan, and South Korea with regards to how strong their presence is in the country.

@rp4712

10 ай бұрын

Yep, Aussies also started sending in special forces to the Phillipines on lateral training exercises, you guys had a rough time with ISIS down there

@damienroberts934

8 ай бұрын

so basically 1945, and you kicked everyone out!

@ReinventingTheSteve

Ай бұрын

Philipines are a major Ally of us Aussies. love philipino/ philipina 😊

Great video! I’m an Australian and I loved it, maybe ask about some pronunciations lol

MT Bundy has been a training/ live fire area since 1992 - when I moved from Sydney to Darwin ( Palmerston) - we - 2Cav Regt, were the 1st unit up there, it was unreal barracks etc. Darwin is a great place, but super hot/humid for 8 months, and going out on Exercises up there was soul destroying

I have never met an Aussie I didn't like!!! They are ALWAYS friendly to us Yanks and like me to them! ... I hope everyone else feels the same!!! I will say that I met a group of four Aussie bikers en route to Sturgis and were mildly irritated because, after seeing their flag, I asked if they were Kiwis! It blew over quickly and beers were had all 'round! Fantastic friends!!! Keep 'em on our good side!!! Luv ya, mates!!!

@ozPanzer

11 ай бұрын

Hahaha don't ask if we are kiwi's and I won't ask if you're Canadian 😂

@chrislong3938

11 ай бұрын

@@ozPanzer Ha! It wouldn't bug me much! In Singapore, I used to get mistaken for Aussies as well! We all look alike, I guess! ;-)

@benrobertson6992

11 ай бұрын

@@chrislong3938 kiwis like sheep way more than australian s

@robertthomas3777

11 ай бұрын

Aren’t we the 51st state of the US?🤭🦘🇦🇺👍

@jamesrowlands8971

11 ай бұрын

I've never met an American I didn't despise.

It's a funny story that somewhat relates to this. A friend who worked for IBM took a set of clients to the IBM labs in New York (a very famous computing research center). When the clients were given presentations on IBM's quantum computing technology, they had a global interactive video heat map on the wall (pulsating red rings), which showed the usage of quantum computing around the world, as expected, northern California, New York, London, some in Europe were the large users. But by far, the largest was in the middle of the desert in Australia. The signals intercept facility at Pine Gap.

@Allannah_Of_Rome

8 ай бұрын

Pine def has some major setups going on there...

@CryptidRenfri

2 ай бұрын

Well it's a CIA base for all intents and purposes from what I've heard. Doesn't surprise me.

I’m from Australia 🇦🇺 and I’m literally scared that I’m gonna die if the war starts

I knew things were serious when they announced they were buying the nuclear subs. Australian governments have been very conservative when it comes anything nuclear, so agreeing to the subs sends a very clear message that we ain't playing. Also, I've read a bit about the Five Eyes surveillance initiative we are part of, and it sounds like we have a very robust surveillance and counter-surveillance network.

@reallyhappenings5597

5 ай бұрын

The subs alone guarantee Australian access to the sea.

@stoptrudeau42

5 ай бұрын

China controls all governments through the wef

@pugman99

14 күн бұрын

Yes indeed! WW2 brought us closer to the US, because your forces helped save us from the Japanese. The Five Eyes grew out of that close relationship we formed, and from the 50s the US knew it had to from a global detection and surveillance capability, so we, and our Kiwi cousins, keep ears to the ground covering Asia, so, yes, we are too close for comfort, we should have woken up 20 years ago and started gearing up then, but politicians and media would laugh at the idea of "fortress Australia". I never did, I knew what was going to happen, someone with global ambitions was going to get in control of the 'big Asian'. Now we live in the most dangerous of times since WW2 ended, and in fact the treat is far worse globally than WW2 ever was, because of the advanced tech.

The Aussies I've bumped into in my life were all kind and intelligent people I'd love to visit the country someday!

@paulfri1569

11 ай бұрын

Cheers mate 🤠

@anonmouse15

11 ай бұрын

Do everything in your power to avoid Bali.

Good to see people covering Australian military in any form, it blows my mind how many Americans I have met who serve in the military and have no idea about Australia's involvement in basically every war the USA has been involved in since we became buddies. Kind of insulting considering the USA says war and we say "be right there". I've had Americans get angry at me for even suggesting that Australia played any role in wars 😂

@jimtekkit

11 ай бұрын

You've correctly highlighted our relationship with Americans ever since World War 2. Even back then, American military leaders didn't want to admit on record that Australian forces had won strategic battles in the Pacific, instead they referred to them as "Allied wins" to imply that they were American wins. Australians are a pretty humble bunch but the lack of respect (maybe due to a more self-centred culture over there) did contribute to a lot of heated clashes with Americans at the time. It was a prickly relationship at best.

@HDbacon

11 ай бұрын

Yeah kinda dumb why we even bother with them anymore. They have helped us with bushfires and such but if AU ever gets invaded..they better help out..lol

@P1DZz

11 ай бұрын

They don't care about any other country besides AMERICUHH

@satanlovesyou5327

11 ай бұрын

@@HDbacon Hey, we'd go into hell for y'all. I don't know what the powers that be will decide, the elites of America are a fickle, and hard to understand bunch at times. You never really know if they'll lean towards their individual profits, or protect the civies that keep them in power. That being said, aye, like Jim said it's a prickly relationship... but that's what families are like yeah? Us, Y'all, and those chaps in great Britain are family... even if we like to give each other a hard time like siblings do. I do not doubt many of us would willingly wade through fire and blood to protect y'all... Yeah it took us awhile to get our shit together and come to the aid of Britain in both the world wars... but we did, because dying on the beaches of foreign lands will always be more preferable to our society, than the cowardice, and betrayal of turning our back on our kin. Much love from across the ocean mate.

@uzyvan2.0

11 ай бұрын

@@jimtekkitthe only thing we get heated is the footy and cricket

Thanks for the video Chris from down under 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

Thanks for a video filled with wisdom I luckily did not have to burn my midnight oil to gather all this information

Good on ya Chris! This Aussie really appreciated your comprehensive presentation on our most recent Defence Review. 🇦🇺

@russellmiles2861

11 ай бұрын

most political spin; he should go into politics ... The Army has 400 colonels and coupler of battalions worth of capts and majors - one of the most over brassed militaries in the Western world; aside from Portugal.

Australia is America's greatest and most underrated ally, nobody else holds a candle to them.

@paulfri1569

11 ай бұрын

Agree 💯

@paulfri1569

11 ай бұрын

@Icarus 7c UK is the best old ally of the USA..

@paulfri1569

11 ай бұрын

@Icarus 7c Agree mate 🤠 Well said 💯

@Neion8

11 ай бұрын

@Icarus 7c Tbf the Brits had already fought in Vietnam back in 1945-1946 and after gaining a decent amount of success dealing with the communists (600:40 K:D ratio ain't bad against an insurgency), were then pusehd out by the French who proceeded to bollocks the whole situation up a second time by reestablishing pre-war colonialism leading to the Vietnam war that involved America. It makes sense the British government were reluctant to clean up France's mess yet again - especially since they had little to gain in the endeavour. However, the British did contribute to the second war with initial training of American and allied Vietnamese soldiers in jungle warfare as well as British personnel leaving the British armed forces to go enlist with American or commonwealth forces to fight in Vietnam. Obviously such things were certainly not a way for the British government to unofficially provide direct aid to the American war effort without entering into an unpopular war. Certainly not.

I'd love for you to do another video on us a lot has changed in 8 months I just love hearing about our military 😂

As an Australian Lynas share holder… cheers guys for the pump up video 😅

I thought the Emu’s forced them to sign a treaty that forbids them from having an army.

@Accuaro

11 ай бұрын

one joke

@pdq114

11 ай бұрын

must to be like the same treatment as in japan

@snigie1

11 ай бұрын

​@@indiasuperclean6969 lol!

@scottjoseph9578

11 ай бұрын

No. The Kiwis are the anklebiters with an Armed Forces combined of under 10k.

@steveg8102

11 ай бұрын

Ha...that's right they lost a war with emu's.

For an average infantry man you sure cover a lot of interesting topics and countries that are usually ignored by mainstream media, until the shit actually hits the fan.

@paddington1670

11 ай бұрын

@@indiasuperclean6969 caps is seriously not cruise control for cool

@mohammedtheped0phile850

11 ай бұрын

@@paddington1670 Alhamdulillah.

@johnoliver8833

11 ай бұрын

Biggest problem with Australia is it's vastness.. let's say China has a contingent of disrupt and destroy sof. They could easily come through the gaps disperse and cut supply routes..... Hence why we had a series of fall back lines and defense roads to built... Not sure exactly but they had a fallback system to Brisbane in ww2.

(It’s Albenes-y by the way) but keep up the good work!

As an Aussie I hope we don't go to war but it's probably a good idea to build our defences so if any nation decides to conquer us we’ll be ready.

@moodycxnt

11 ай бұрын

Australia 26 million China 1.4 billion we stand no chance no matter what

@alreadybanned-pe6se

11 ай бұрын

We are at war Good vs evil Or... On a practical level. The "ruling elite" vs us ordinary folks.

@souljarain17

11 ай бұрын

@@moodycxnt There’s always a chance plus we have powerful allies. If it was that easy they would of already invaded long ago. I also said that we should build defences to deter any nations from thinking it’ll be easy to invade.

@daniels5709

11 ай бұрын

Im still crackin up about dollarydoos 😂 i hope thats what people think we call them

@wenderis

11 ай бұрын

Ehemm.. How could those subs go to south china sea without passing Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam's waters?

Well, as a immigrant from England to Australia 33 years ago, Ive ALWAYS felt safe here. I'm grateful everyday for Australia I love this country. Everyone comes here to be safe. I have many friends who come here from war torn countrys to raise or have children. We also have Pine gap, so I DON'T think we could get attacked the security around that place alone would pick up any threats.

@buddywriggles

8 ай бұрын

There's some merit to the concept that we aren't as prepared to defend against a potential attack as we once were. But the solution of funnelling a constant stream of money into America, while funnelling a constant stream of US Military Personnel into our country wherein the US military are more likely to be piloting the vessels we are paying for. The one-sided story of ''we were just friends with America and then China came in with all these sanctions to control us" ignores the years of antagonization from the US and Australia (under the last decade of Governments). The primary reason, I believe, this switch in funding has occurred is more due to AMERICA strongarming us into this, lest we lose our biggest military ally in the case of war. Sorry for launching into this at you, I didn't intend to go on an unhinged rant! Just very disheartening to see so many Australians drinking the Kool Aid.

@LeonAust

8 ай бұрын

You fail to ignore China's huge military build up and attack on our trade yet stay silent.@@buddywriggles

@LiddellAlice

7 ай бұрын

Here in Ukraine we felt pretty safe also. Although, before February 2022 we knew, that Russian will increase agression, no one really thought it would be like that. Believe it or not.

@sneedle252

7 ай бұрын

The whole thing could be solved with nukes plus friendly neutrality plus the capacity to destroy ships. Australia could be a good global neighbour and have the teeth to bite anyone who attacked it, enough that Australia wouldn't be able to be pressured by outside entities, and could profit of trading and cultural/tech exchange with everyone. Instead there's been what looks like a total failure of imagination and will.@@buddywriggles

@thereselarfield7177

2 ай бұрын

We are under attack from within and it’s been going on for decades, … our governments, our educational institutions our corporations our media…. they are all following the same agenda… plus how much does China own in our country!!!! The government style inChina is the management style the globalists most admire !!!! It’s all bread and circuses…. It’s the 1% at war with the 99%

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: "Australians' ancestors were selected by the finest judges in England." I paraphrased. 😂

Good Video. We are in a second cold war and the Aussies know it. I think the Boomer Generation in AU remembers WW2 and the help that the US gave them when so much of their Navy and Army was deployed in North Africa or lost in the Far East in 42. The Aussies are a great Ally and we should partner with them whenever we can.

Thank God for our American brothers and sisters. Despite all differences I'm really glad to have you guys around. Love from Germany and have a great day y'all.

@yayhandles

11 ай бұрын

As always, much love and respect for our freunde in Deutschland! 🇺🇲🤝🇩🇪

@stevenschnepp576

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's really weird that we're going to be on the same side this time around.

@Gertieness

11 ай бұрын

​@@stevenschnepp576and to think we have the Russians to thank for that 🤔

@LucasFernandez-fk8se

11 ай бұрын

Good luck to all Gerpeople rn. Ik that Russia is way too close to Gerpeopley and it looks like they might invade. America loves y’all too tho ❤

@stevenschnepp576

11 ай бұрын

@@Gertieness Nah. We have the postwar American nation-building and reconstruction to thank for that. If we'd just done what European victors had traditionally done, Germany would be a shithole only marginally better than Russia is today.

Stand strong fellow Aussies. We might be a small nation but we punch well above our weight. We stand with the free world.

@firestorm8471

11 ай бұрын

A disarmed population is not free my friend.

@jayebuss5562

11 ай бұрын

​@@firestorm8471FFS! We aren't disarmed mate, just better regulated. Our military would never accept an oppressive Gov.

@MrDhandley

11 ай бұрын

@@firestorm8471 What on earth makes you think we are disarmed? Far from it. We may not have access to semiautomatic weapons but we certainly have rifles, shotguns and pistols.

@falconmclenny7284

11 ай бұрын

​@@MrDhandleyI'm Aussie. I have guns. Who disarmed us, I never heard of this?

@Dezzy_3Dots

11 ай бұрын

@@firestorm8471 More free than you American wankers!

Hello, I just subscribed to your channel, you have some really great stuff here ! I was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines for most of the 1980's, and we had an alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and USA, (ANZUS). It was a bit shaky, but still intact when I left there in 1990. Did it finally dissolve ? It always seemed like NZ didn't really want to play. I remember when you lads would send up the FB-111's for Cope Thunder the "local communities" would howl like wounded beasts, funny how a simple act like aircrew training can become such a Tempest In A Teapot.

@davidparris7167

5 ай бұрын

The NZer's are fans of the Neville Chamberlain school of diplomacy.

@Mr1990hjc

5 ай бұрын

Explains a lot !@@davidparris7167

❤your content/work rifleman***🇦🇺🤕🏴‍☠️

Thanks, Chris. History teaches us that sometimes, you're in a war, before you know it...I'm glad the Aussies are starting to get it. Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

@Ober1kenobi

11 ай бұрын

Yeh except we’re always fighting the wrong people and kissing Americas ass, All I smell in this comments section is Nationalism and it’s farking disgusting

@IanGerritsen

11 ай бұрын

The anglosphere has been through this shit enough times now, not getting caught flat footed again. You could see it with how hard the old country went supporting Ukraine too. In addition, of course, to Ameri-nii.

@tedmoss

11 ай бұрын

@@IanGerritsen Well, its more a free people thing. Remain number one and you remain free.

@Rusty_Gold85

11 ай бұрын

Gotta get a T shirt with that

@goddepersonno3782

11 ай бұрын

in the down under downs we say Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance

Great work Cappy, a bit of a side note. When China put trade tariffs in place for especially coal,barley and iron ore they suffered terrible blackouts in their cities, food shortages and the steel industry wound back by about 60%. Meanwhile we increased our trade by even more to India and Southeast Asia.😂🇦🇺

@MrToranaGuy

11 ай бұрын

That's something we need to pay a lot of attention to, how much China's tariffs on our Aussie goods hurt them, and that it didn't do anywhere near the damage China thought it would, to Australia. We can't say it didn't do any damage, but it has shown the whole world how China wants to play, and that if the world wants to counter China's build up, which can not be peaceful, we need to do more than just build our militaries, we need to divest from as much trade with China as possible. Find new trading partners and deal with them first, China can buy the scraps, if there are any to be had. All the while, the big corporations need to keep doing as they are doing, moving factories out of China and into other countries. Take away China's trade with the world, and it won't be too long before they can't afford their massive military, and would have to back away from many of their power projection projects. We also have to hope that Ukraine will beat back the Russians and kick them from all parts of Ukraine, it will send a big message to China, and make them re-evaluate their stance on taking Taiwan, which will be good for global stability.

@TRAVISGOLDIE

11 ай бұрын

And now they have come back to us and we have sold it elsewhere and they are empty handed. China is loosing its chance to be the world power

@pikachus5m166

11 ай бұрын

Bs ! China was busy fighting the US bioweapon attack on Wuhan. There will be a day of reckoning for that, and that applies to Australia for partnering in crime.

@mikewhitfield2994

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately India has thrown in with the China-Russia faction, largely because Biden is THE most hated Western politician in India. America’s single greatest foreign policy failure ever is the failure to aggressively court India after they obtained their independence. As a fellow Democracy AND fellow former UK colony, we should be natural friends.

@casbot71

11 ай бұрын

The EU also stepped up and brought some of the excess trade that was originally destined for China (wines, discretionary spending luxuries ect), as they realised this was a *Wolf Warrior Diplomacy* move to try and cower Western democracies one by one. China was also trying to bully Latvia over their recognition of Taiwan, and the EU wanted the West to present a United front. With the economic might of the EU, they were able to absorb some of the trade and give Australia a helping hand. Both to show solidarity and also to encourage Australia to stand firm. Thus, with Australia suffering just a mild economic downturn while China was inflicting major self harm, China had to look for a way to end the trade war. Especially as an alternate coal supplier had just had a serious mine accident that reduced supply. So they waited for the predictable change of government in the upcoming Australian election (due to the Australian PM _Scotty from marketing_ being a prat) and used that as a face saving way of ending restrictions on vital primary goods (coal, iron, grain) that they were dependent on. It was a serious self own.

pretty good summary

Visited Freemantle and Perth while serving aboard the USS Belleau Wood in the early 1990s. The Australians were very welcoming and gracious hosts and the beers were wonderful. Really wish I could afford to visit again.

@yamakawa511

11 ай бұрын

Perth has changed quite a bit since then but I'm confident that there are even more options for R&R these days. I'm sure you and your shipmates would still be very welcome.Y

@johnstevens1575

11 ай бұрын

@@yamakawa511 Good to hear. Thanks.

Mad respect for Aussies 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

@johnnys8393

11 ай бұрын

Just as much respect for Americans! 🇺🇸🇦🇺

@randomshitposting621

11 ай бұрын

🤝🏼

@Schlesticle

11 ай бұрын

we make fun of murica but in a war we best buddies

@Schlesticle

11 ай бұрын

in a war we can just throw jars of vegemite at them and they will YIELD!

@peekaboopeekaboo1165

11 ай бұрын

White Aussies are xenophobic like the Yanks.

"not enough time to fit in a final game of cricket" shows AFL

That clip at the end with the forging robot is straight up Empire Strikes Back type shit , 1 each.

As an Australian, our response to foreign coercion can basically be summed up as "Dont tell us what to fucken do"

@Allannah_Of_Rome

8 ай бұрын

That's fuckin right!!

@andrewwright6898

8 ай бұрын

No foreign coercion, and don't tell us what to do?? We do WHATEVER America tells us to do! But do go on foolishly believing we have real independence.

@devildog8988

7 ай бұрын

@@andrewwright6898Ahhh Come on brother! Who else would u want to fight with?! America would go to war for our Australian counterparts! I would gladly go to war for a friend! Even my grandfather went to war and fought with Australia 💯

@andrewwright6898

7 ай бұрын

@@devildog8988 America would come to Australia 's aid if it was in American interest to do so, even if America actually had the capacity to do so. Australia does whatever America tells us to do, and fights in crazy (even illegal) wars far from war, because we believe this will mean something if we needed assistance in the future. But it won't. Just ask the Kurds, or Hmong, or the Afghans dropping from the sky, maybe even then still believing America would do what it said it would do. Australia needs to grow up, stop looking for a bully who says it will protect them, and act honorably and openly in the world.

Just a point of clarification. When people say Australia's military planning is to defend Australian trade with China from attacks from China is completely wrong. In the top 10 trading partner nations of Australia, only the USA and Germany are outside of the immediate vicinity of Australia and China...in other words, should a war erupt in the region with ANY of Australia's top trading partners, Australia will lose more than merely the trade with China itself. In fact, China only accounts for 26.9% of Australia's trade between 2019-2022. The other seven Asian top trading partners of Australia account for 32.7%. (Source: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Trade in Goods and Services Report 2022.) And all these countries are in the direct firing line of war, should it erupt in SE Asia. So Australia isn't going to defend 26.9% of it's trade if, in doing so, it looses 32.7%. Not to mention, should Australia side with China in such a conflict, not just would that 32.7% of regional trade be lost, but also the other traditional trading partners in Europe, the UK, the USA, Canada, they would all be lost too. So to "save" 26.9% of trade, we would in fact loose over 50% of our trading value. That's not good numbers in any scale. Hence, the original statement that this Defence spending is protecting Chinese trade from China is absolute rubbish. No, the Defence spending and planning is about defending the majority of Australia's trade - with countries including Japan, South Korea, Taiwain, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore (and that list is just from the top 15 trading partners). In fact, in the event of a war in the South China Sea, if Australia lost it's trading lines, Australia would loose over 90% of our trading economic value. The top traders that are not in that region are the USA, Germany, UK, India and NZ, which means war in the region reduces Australia's trade to only 18.7% of it's original value. And to add fuel to that fire, over the period 2019-2022, Australia's trade with Taiwain increased by almost 97.7%. That trade portion is increasing each year. Which means every year that passes, the closer Australia gets economically to Taiwan (who is presently the 7th most significant partner in trade value). The numbers don't lie - Australia is preparing to defend it's trade, because China's aggression threatens it greatly, even ignoring China's own portion!

@awf6554

11 ай бұрын

Well said. Enough of Keating's bs about Chinese trade being a defence force focus.

@Hochspitz

11 ай бұрын

Excellent comment!

@unifiedhorizons2663

11 ай бұрын

Australia wants economic freedom and freedom from China playing puppet master. Australia was once a puppet to Great Britain but was 2en to gain independence from Englend. it would littlerly be going backward instead of forward.

@marioceva7163

11 ай бұрын

Idiocy. China is not a danger for Australia😂

@awf6554

11 ай бұрын

@@marioceva7163 Tell that to the Australian exporters who lost millions of dollars under Chinese sanctions.

God bless the Aussies.😊

This was really great!! I’m an Aussie living in the USA I loved to hear the Aussie phrases thank you for informing and entertaining so well 😊

@jamesrowlands8971

11 ай бұрын

What's it like to live in a shithole country?

It's important to note that the army isn't seeing any downsizing, but rather future projects have been scaled back, and not all of them. On top of that, the Army has the greatest ability to rapidly adapt to equipment provided by our allies, as vehicle and weapons systems can be trained on in weeks or months, whereas advanced submarines and aircraft may take years to adequately train operators. Note that in a time when the ADF is limiting many of the armies projects, we are adopting a new fleet of UH-60's, even though we currently have a relatively modern fleet of MRH-90's, I believe this is because training pilots has a longer lead time than drivers or gunners

@nicoras8803

11 ай бұрын

Well, seems like you have quite a bit of time to train on the U-boats until they come. I guess by that time there will be starships and U-boats a thing of the distant past.

Thanks for being based, Australia 🇺🇲🇦🇺💪💪