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Originally posted by theking
Why do you say "ungrateful"???
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Furious_Female: "But where were those many other countries, when we asked for help?"
I have heard this kind of sentiment expressed by dozens of American posters many, many times and relating to virtually every conflict of the last 100 years. Quite frankly it's ignorant and it's irritating... and that's something quite separate from my personal political beliefs. It annoys me because it's wrong and blantly so.
Whether you agree with war or not and irrepespective of political views, a brief glance at Australia's military history shows that it is the one country the USA has been able to rely on as an ally in all conflicts since Australia became a soverign nation in 1901.
So when you Americans want to know where those other countries were when you aked for help you can go here and educate yourselves:
http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/conflict.htm