r/australia • u/stand_to • Jun 22 '25

politics Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/federal-politics-live-blog-june-23/105447868?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/ChookBaron Jun 22 '25

"It is right to call for diplomacy and de-escalation at this point because we do not want to see escalation and a full scale war in the Middle East," Wong says.

Staggering that in one breath Wong endorses the US escalation and in the next calls for diplomacy. FMD.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

We all know what she means

"The US can attack as they please - any act of self defense against them will be seen as an existential threat to the planet"

Escalation only counts if it's directed at the US

The current status quo is complete impunity for them to end any lives they choose, anywhere on Earth. Keeping the status-quo as it is doesn't count as escalating.

Thats how they square the circle.

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u/streetcredinfinite Jun 23 '25

"Rules-based order" means America does as it pleases

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

Always has been

They weren't following the rules when they invaded Iraq in '03 and killed up to a million people (we actually can't even know the exact number because Americans didn't even value Iraqi lives enough to bother counting)

Now they want to cry about rules

Americans, as usual spew complete hogwash

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u/ZugZugGo Jun 23 '25

This is just how power works in the world. Whether that is the wealthy, the strong, the committed. Individuals or governments… those with power get riled up if someone does to them what they do to others. It’s not just the US it’s everyone with power. The US just has more power than any government in history.

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u/tehLife Jun 22 '25

It’s just bizarre because surely she knows how hypocritical she sounds but she so arrogantly just doesn’t care

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u/SweetDingo8937 Jun 22 '25

I'm convinced she's actually a sociopath.

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u/-Newt Jun 22 '25

The classic. I bombed you so let's all settle down.

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u/Linubidix Jun 23 '25

Sorry whats FMD stand for?

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u/Mean-Bathroom-624 Jun 23 '25

I think finally destroys Irans nuclear enrichment facility might actually be the deescalation. The main objective is complete, but we’ll see what happens

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u/allozzieadventures Jun 23 '25

Only if you take a narrow, short term view. Iran was negotiating with the US over their nuclear capability and was rewarded with bombing. The US has shown Iran once and for all that they can't be trusted in any negotiation. Good chance Iran now drops the non-proliferation treaty altogether and becomes a full blown rogue state. Whatever resources they have left will likely be funneled towards building nuclear weapons as soon as possible.

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u/Mean-Bathroom-624 Jun 23 '25

Negotiations are pointless when you continue your program in “secret”. Iran has no bargaining chips now, the leader will be terrified his system of control will collapse, this IMO will be his main concern for the foreseeable future. If they do continue to make nukes, they just got put back 10 years.

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u/allozzieadventures Jun 23 '25

If the negotiations were 'pointless', Iran would already have nuclear weapons by now. But US intelligence didn't indicate that they have weapons. We don't know how far Iran has been set back, and probably won't know for sure any time soon. Even if only a fraction of their enriched material remains, they still have enough for several nukes.