Wake-up call to our starry-eyed leaders

[struggle4progress]

BOB CARR
The Australian
12:00AM February 3, 2017

We know where we stand. Donald Trump’s angry dismissal of Malcolm Turnbull is a damned healthy thing for gallant, gullible little Australia. It clears the air.

So much, for example, for the silly view that the Trump administration is an opportunity for Australia to “get closer” to the US, as if the election of a loudmouth nationalist to the White House was an invitation for us to become an even more rusted-on ally, signing up to send our forces into whatever conflict the new President chooses to dream up ...

A senior administration official acknowledged the conversation had been hostile and charged but — to add insult to injury — quickly added that Trump’s calls with other foreign leaders, including those of Japan, France and Russia, had been productive and pleasant. That is, in contrast with the conversation with Prime Minister Turnbull. That a White House spokesman declined to deny the report confirms The Washington Post’s story.

No US presidenthas spoken to an Australian prime minister like this, not even Richard Nixon in his White House meeting with Gough Whitlam ...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/trumps-wakeup-call-to-our-starryeyed-leaders/news-story/a2b975d55fff8aeb0804ebbb2bf14f9d

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. If you think that this is a nightmare, pinch yourself. This isn't a dream.

Trumpy and his War Chiefs are itching for a Clash of Civilizations, and they aren't picky about which civilization with which to clash-- except Russia. Everyone else is fair game.

You all in Australia had better be frightened. It's the same here. Being frightened is a normal reaction to the White House HellBoys.