The Aussie Navy has just assumed responsibility (it works on a rotating basis) for protecting Iraq's offshore oilfields, which currently generate about 90% of the country's GDP. This is a huge honor for the Australian armed forces, and a great use of our taxpayer dollars. One day Iraq will have its own Navy, patrol its own waters and defend its own resources. One day Iraqis will thank us for all the hard work we are doing to bring Corporatized Democracy (TM) to their doorstep.
