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Clarkson: "Ruck off you nancy Aussies!"
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<blockquote data-quote="Maccaweeny" data-source="post: 186597"><p>The brits were a long-shot from supporting old ties and playing the empire. I mean they'd placed an arms embargo on the Rhodesian govt. (who had to import from France and Israel) and facilitated what they later thought would be the establishment of a democratic administration. They did what they could to facilitate majority-rule and actively supported anti-colonial movements.</p><p></p><p>This is a touchy area, so take all of this with a grain of salt; but personally, I think it was wrong to not intervene in the Bush War, then again if the U.K had actively participated, the repercussions on the home front would have been immense. Supporting a minority govt. immediately after the Vietnam war would have been political suicide for any administration willing to take such a course. Yet i believe it would have been a better option to actively promote change from within the Rhodesian government rather than quickly handing over the reigns to an unknown entity (Mugabe). </p><p></p><p>Instead, Rhodesia was left out to dry, and following majority rule the usual thing happened. Property was taken from whites so as to engender even economic distribution- and while that may sound altruistic, the result was reduced productivity and foreign investment.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: On a side note, the many Australians who died in the Rhodesian Light Infantry should start getting at least some recognition by the Aussie War Memorial. One of the only guys to publish anything about the Bush War works as a fireman just down from where I live, incidentally the government has done its best to suppress any notion that aussies fought for the Rhodesian government, and his book is subsequently pretty hard to get your hands on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maccaweeny, post: 186597"] The brits were a long-shot from supporting old ties and playing the empire. I mean they'd placed an arms embargo on the Rhodesian govt. (who had to import from France and Israel) and facilitated what they later thought would be the establishment of a democratic administration. They did what they could to facilitate majority-rule and actively supported anti-colonial movements. This is a touchy area, so take all of this with a grain of salt; but personally, I think it was wrong to not intervene in the Bush War, then again if the U.K had actively participated, the repercussions on the home front would have been immense. Supporting a minority govt. immediately after the Vietnam war would have been political suicide for any administration willing to take such a course. Yet i believe it would have been a better option to actively promote change from within the Rhodesian government rather than quickly handing over the reigns to an unknown entity (Mugabe). Instead, Rhodesia was left out to dry, and following majority rule the usual thing happened. Property was taken from whites so as to engender even economic distribution- and while that may sound altruistic, the result was reduced productivity and foreign investment. EDIT: On a side note, the many Australians who died in the Rhodesian Light Infantry should start getting at least some recognition by the Aussie War Memorial. One of the only guys to publish anything about the Bush War works as a fireman just down from where I live, incidentally the government has done its best to suppress any notion that aussies fought for the Rhodesian government, and his book is subsequently pretty hard to get your hands on. [/QUOTE]
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