Australia Has Ended Combat Operations in Iraq

[HxCSounds]

lets face it like every other country in the western world australia sucks up to america thats why we had to get ourselves involved in the mess that is the iraq war.

[Kirkzzy]

Please remember we deployed 2000 troops during the actual invasion.

[Ermoth]

I'm sure the Federal Reserve in America is thankful that Australia helped squashed Iraq's right to sell oil in any currency it wants to. Brilliant, Australia!

[liham6969]

fuck i hate ruddy!!!!

[KineticalKreations]

My hand over my heart and a salute of true honor to all our brave diggers, young and old, past, present & the future. We shall never forget or take for granted the sacrifice that is made for our freedom...LEST WE FORGET.

[fpvshitsonhsv]

Idiots,America and Australia are very strong Allies.Keven Rudd is fucked in the head,he doesnt understand Australia's culture and sounds like alot of you forget too.Australia's culture is to always help a mate out no if buts or maybe's.Australia and America's aliance grew very strong in ww2 then alot more in Vietnam.This time i feal its just been a real flog off not sending more to Afghanistain.The british have alot of troops there to help them but we arnt pulling our weight!!Help them!!

[whstbonealumni07]

i just hope the current leader we have now can clean up this mess that the past started. im against the war but i do support all the troops from every country. i dont even know what we are fighting for anymore 9/11?? bullshit...to find bin laden...even bigger bullshit...

[fpvshitsonhsv]

@whstbonealumni07 To clear this up Iraq was for weapons of mass destruction.There was an intel report that the British PM gave to bush,he said they had weapons of mass but there was none.People blame America for this but ignorant to that it was the British PM that was all for it.Looks to me like the British wanted to make an ass out of America to me.Now Afghanistain isnt to find bin laden its to take the war back to there country were Taliban are.We fighting for Bali,london and 911

[whstbonealumni07]

but still many of our guys over there dont even know why they are there. and even if it was the brits tryin to make an ass of us it shouldnt have taken 6 years to realize we got fucked over

[skiperbrat]

theres nothing wrong with that many troops still in iraq we only have like a 25grand strong defence force and more troops should be sent to afghanistan that's were 9/11 was for america and thats where more casualties are and our soldiers dont need a big head count to be strong look at our history like kokoda and vietnam and even taking milan bay when the british thought it was impossible

[airbomb34]

lol 500 including "logistics and service support" aren't "combat troops" Austrailia. Nice try though. 550 is less than half an usmc infantry battalion. That is a ridiculous number of troops doing nothing but farting around.

[maverick93aus]

Im sorry our troops arnt killing innocent civilians because of orders they got....im sorry our troops are construction schools etc for the im so sorry .. that isnt help ful at all..

[spitfireMK22]

Igsactly what i was thinking mate! were making the differents, good old Sappers (Engineers).

[FatalityTutorials]

u told him dude...lol

[froggycss]

wtf mate ??? r u serious ??? the only reason we are over there is because ur pussy ass government has called on us like they always fuckin do...WE are the ones building schools. WE are the ones building hospitals. WE are the ones making a difference !!! mate as a member of the Australian Defence Force i feel crushed (this is not an attack at you btw only at ur comment) to have read this comment mate. Your lucky we are out there. WE ARE NOT THERE TO "FIGHT" WE ARE THERE TO HELP !!!!

[spitfireMK22]

Agreed, the USA bitch and cry when we dont help them but when we get there we get assigned to boring things but i must say having Sappers building houses and hospitals is better the shooting civilians like the US-puffter-MC!

[froggycss]

100% agreed man, cheers for the backup on this, Civi's talkin like they know shit....they don't!

[FatalityTutorials]

THANK YOU...I live in America, but when I finish with the USMC, im gonna move to australia...

[codybe2cool]

our government sucks and is corrupted no doubt but are military is the best there is. fuck off if u disagree.

[spitfireMK22]

Because the fag US-puffter-MC has heaps of troops there, so now the Aussie's are being sent to Afghanistan now and there is a contact or a firefight everyday which is good our troops finally get to fire there weapons over seas, and the best thing is there less dipshits (American) in Afghanistan instead its Brits, Aussie's, dutch etc. Its better that way.

[TwiztedFairytale]

Don't worry about comments from folks like Marinesniper111 below. He's likely a 12 year old who dreams about service and war one day but posseses little understanding of either. ;) He's only making himself look stupid.

Good on the Australian servicemen and women who served in Iraq, and continue to do so there and in other far locations. Regardless of the number our country put it's sons & daughters on the line in the middle easy with our allies just the same, and we've lost lives too.

[radoa1]

twizte - good on them why? for having shit for brain and war criminals for political leaders

[Wiselala]

They did nothing in Iraq.......what could some one accomplish with only 500 people?

Australia's army is way too small in my opinion.....we only have 27,000 soldiers and in our region ( East Asia).....that number is piss in the Ocean

[TwiztedFairytale]

Sure they did, they were "there". The presence 'is' the contribution, but they participated in quite a lot too.

We have a small force compared to our Asian neighbours, and our allies like the U.S., but don't forget U.S.A for example has a pop. of almost 300 million. We have 30 million. :D

Good deployment philosophy means you should have 2 units waiting/training for every 1 unit deployed. Then don't forget all the other theatres we're involved in at this moment. We're pretty busy ;)

[CrossMediaOwnership]

TwiztedFairytale, 30 Million????

Not even 22million yet matey!

[Wiselala]

TwiztedFairytale we have 21 million not 30..-.-

[TwiztedFairytale]

My bad, but you get the idea - lol :P

[CrossMediaOwnership]

Wiselala, Australia's military personnel that are still in Iraq number just over 1000 and that's AFTER the withdrawal of troops.

Where did you pull the number 500 from??

[Wiselala]

News and stuff like that.....they probably aren't doing much so lets bring them home (: .

[CrossMediaOwnership]

Like this report I see,.. but I have some local news items that have 1000 from Oz now in Iraq (non-combat).

Although you're right, 1 is too many.

F*#k taking part in killing hundreds of thousands of people for money.

[remzee]

The Australian army personnel sacrificed a lot and what did you sacrifice? Nothing so put your mouth where you stand!

[remzee]

All you people are who are hating against the Australian military, grow the fuck up, It is not the military that declares to go to war in Iraq it is the government and do not say fuck Australia, Australia is one of Americas allies and if America goes to war so does Australia, All ypu people and your stupidity the military men and women fight for your country, your freedom and your corps. So grow the fuck up and don't hate on the aussies, Dumb idiots wake up!

[Barrythelargegrape]

"FUCK AUSTRALIA"

The only reason we entered that war was to honor and alliance with the US incase you haven't realized Australians aren't war mongers unlike the US.

And yet you still wonder why the rest of the world hates you.

[marinesniper111]

FUCK AUSTRALIA

[Andymartin1983]

fuck your mother

[dawgchief]

Coward!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fullbags101]

fuck u marinesniper u gay cunt

come to australia and ill beat the shit out of u, yacunt!!!

[erol56]

Hello Can I speak with Ahseem

[BroadCastTuber]

they salute weird.

[SiGhTzZz]

The aussies are winning the war with hearts and minds if you kill one terrorist leader another will replace him we are doing our part in combat aswell instead of shooting at

frienlies and stabbing in the dark like other country's, the only people that knowthe real Irag are the soldiers fighting

[neddy05]

Seems like the Russians are now taking a leaf out of George Bush's playbook in Georgia.

[wattlebough]

Well done boys. We know that you guys are highly professional. You did well and the Iraqis in your area ARE appreciative. You did what you were told and achieved a lot. Your loved ones missed you as much as you missed them. It's good to have you back safely in the land of Oz. Welcome home diggers, we're proud of you all.

[SiGhTzZz]

Very true in 2 years that could be me the aussies are the best trained defence force in the world but one of the smallest

Its not Australia's war If only the government would remember the last major war USA dragged us into, Vietnam the damage was not only in casualties but in physcology of the returned aussie soldiers

[iamslknick78]

Wow, noone thanks the Aussies, they just bitch like hippies. Well, thanks mates. I was there with you listening to your crazy stories out at the bus stop in front of the PX. HOAH!

[1xmanx1]

i dint even know they was in iraq. they must not be doing much lol

[SiGhTzZz]

Australian soldiers are doing there part and training up the Iraq army, and serving in missions every day in the areas in Aussie control, we are also serving in Afganistan, East Timor, Indonesian Border, Sudan, solomon Islands and Lebanon we are doing more than we bargained for without the US dragging us into wars, we have a small Army, and its mostly the Elite serve. They don't attract the media and only a few videos are available we have lost 5 comrades for USA's phantom weapons OFdestruction!

[jokesrus5]

We do alot for a small army but yeah that sucks like there is like hardly any vids on the aus army i mean their is soo many doco's on the U.S and British armies even the NZ have a doco on dere SAS

[Rafdaganga]

Your a fucking retard. You ask any american troop who is the most gutsy army they'll tell you the aussies.

[jokesrus5]

fuckin oaf we got a hectic army im jus saying we do alot of a fuckin small army and u know that i didnt say shit agansit our army bro

[btigtime2]

Work here is done... Okay that means Australia's Iraqian Product is in production... Nice Job, Australla.

I guess the Americans part of Project Iraqy freedom is near completion... What a wonderful de-mock-scary you elitist have left behind simply by killing everyone inccent or not and leaving them without an intrastructure..

Well done, see you in Iran for the next De-mock-scary insertment at the point of a cluster bomb. for now go home and sleep tight, Mateies.

[Tereeb11]

Iraqi freedom is near completion!!!!

Wasn't your war about the WMD????

[johnjohn0701]

when will us retreat, yes retreat not ending, from iraq...it a total madness, random attack for no reason at all, with oil conspiracy and for political standards...