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John howard’s essentially conservative vision of international affairs, based on alliances of nations with shared interests and values, was made explicit in his decision to back the United States in the removal of Saddam Hussein. In his statement to parliament immediately preceding the war, the prime minister said that the alliance with America “has been and will always remain an important element in the government’s decision-making process on Iraq. The crucial long-term value of the US alliance should always be a factor in major security decisions taken by Australia.”


Muito interessante este artigo na Policy Review sobre John Howard e do seu (bem sucedido) projecto político para a Austrália.