Australia’s blind refusal to question Trump’s bombing of Iran risks ensnaring us in a dangerous folly | Paul Daley

2026-03-09 - 05:53

Appeasing the White House at all costs indulges little but a sentimental notion of a US-Australia relationship that no longer exists As the illegal American-Israeli air war on Iran spreads its treacherous dangers virus-like across the globe, Australia, despite its limp rhetoric of non-involvement, risks increasing ensnarement in a hyper-macho Trump folly with no apparent endgame. Call it US-Australia Alliance management. Call it an obsequious maintenance at all costs of the reckless Aukus submarine security pact. Or call it what it more closely resembles – appeasement of a belligerent US administration hell-bent on reiterating its global domination at any cost. Regardless, Australia’s passive refusal to challenge the US and Israel on everything from the illegality of the murderous bombing of Iran to the war’s opaque objectives, draws us closer to the danger daily. Continue reading...