Good Allies
Australian Prime Minister John Howard vowed that Australia would not be intimidated by a recent threat made by terrorists that it would be targeted if it did not withdraw troops from Iraq. He said:

We were a target long before Iraq. If anybody thinks that by pulling out of Iraq tomorrow we would dramatically and markedly reduce the terrorist threat they don't understand the mind of terrorists. There are some who believe ... to withdraw in the name of reducing the level of risk might in fact increase it because it would be seen as a sign of weakness and a sign that you could actually bring about changes in government policy if you lifted the threat level high enough.

Thank you for standing firm with us, Mr. Howard.
- posted by Base10 @ 9:20 AM