Ex-military intelligence agent John Powers chilling warning about Australia's defence forces

[shockedcanadian]

Not only are they infiltrated by many Chinese but their military is ill-equipped.

Allowing China into the WTO without any enforcement of global trade laws or a shift from Communism will go down in history as the point in time in which the West lost their civilization.

Don't blame them for the greed of lazy creeps in the West.

MSN

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Australia has become a 'strategic liability' due to its 'waning' defence capabilities and can no longer even protect itself, according to a former military intelligence agent.

John Powers served as a US special forces soldier, brigade task force commander and military intelligence specialist in his career spanning four decades.

In his final posting before retiring from the US government, Mr Powers served as the Chief of Intelligence Liaison at the US Embassy in Canberra, where he resides today.

The dual US-Australian citizen issued some harsh truths as he called on Australia to increase its military spending in order to keep pace with its largest strategic ally.

'When I look at where I'm going to strike, I look at where vulnerabilities are because it's through those vulnerabilities I'm going to get to the rest of the force,' he told Seven News.

'And right now, to no fault of the men and women who serve in our ADF, capability-wise we're waning so... we're a liability.

'There are people who aren't going to like what I've got to say but it's the truth.

During his tenure with the US military, Mr Powers helped to plan wars.

 

[bambu.]

Not only are they infiltrated by many Chinese but their military is ill-equipped.

Allowing China into the WTO without any enforcement of global trade laws or a shift from Communism will go down in history as the point in time in which the West lost their civilization.

Don't blame them for the greed of lazy creeps in the West.

MSN

www.msn.com

Australia has become a 'strategic liability' due to its 'waning' defence capabilities and can no longer even protect itself, according to a former military intelligence agent.

John Powers served as a US special forces soldier, brigade task force commander and military intelligence specialist in his career spanning four decades.

In his final posting before retiring from the US government, Mr Powers served as the Chief of Intelligence Liaison at the US Embassy in Canberra, where he resides today.

The dual US-Australian citizen issued some harsh truths as he called on Australia to increase its military spending in order to keep pace with its largest strategic ally.

'When I look at where I'm going to strike, I look at where vulnerabilities are because it's through those vulnerabilities I'm going to get to the rest of the force,' he told Seven News.

'And right now, to no fault of the men and women who serve in our ADF, capability-wise we're waning so... we're a liability.

'There are people who aren't going to like what I've got to say but it's the truth.

During his tenure with the US military, Mr Powers helped to plan wars.

Mr Powers is 100% correct.

There's nothing Australia can do now to be able to defend itself...except get nuclear weapons...but it wasn't allowed to do that in the past, and it's still not allowed to do that today, reportedly.
So when the invader comes, it'll be just "walk right in", "sail right in", "fly right in". About 2027 the invasion is predicted by the experts.
Same as France etc being invaded by the Nazi war machine in WW2.
Sad really.

I said to mrs bambu the other day: "I wonder what the invasion will be like, armed foreign troops rampaging thru our retirement village slaughtering us all? and doing to us what Hamas did to Israelis on 'Oct 7'...unspeakable torture-atrocities"?
She was even too frightened to think about it, or talk about it.

What money for self defence weapons?


AI Overview

A new report indicates that over half of Australian voters now rely on the federal government for their primary source of income. This includes those receiving public sector wages, welfare benefits, or subsidies. The Centre for Independent Studies, which conducted the research, suggests this dependence is growing and could pose challenges for those aiming to curb public spending, according to the Centre for Independent Studies.

 

[Zebra]

a pessimistic outlook

 

[bambu.]

a pessimistic outlook

Maybe.
But Australia's only real hope is the ANZUS alliance, and even that seems to be in doubt today.

The present left/far left Australian govt seems to be offending Washington more every day.
PM 'Albo' only yesterday being praised by Hamas leader for recognising a state of Palestine, much to the annoyance of Washington, and criticised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Said PM 'Albo' and his Labor Party received about 34% of the vote at the recent federal election.
Under the absolutely stupid, dumb, totally ridiculous Preferencial Voting system, the rest of the people in electorates voted for the Right (Centre Right),
the Greens, Independents etc...whose preferences saw Labor win the election and Albanese stay PM.
There are millions of people in Australia outraged at what Albanese/Labor govt are doing.

 

[bambu.]

a pessimistic outlook

Maybe.
But Australia's only real hope is the ANZUS alliance, and even that seems to be in doubt today.

The present left/far left Australian govt seems to be offending Washington more every day.
PM 'Albo' only yesterday being praised by Hamas leader for recognising a state of Palestine, much to the annoyance of Washington, and criticised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Said PM 'Albo' and his Labor Party received about 34% of the vote at the recent federal election.
Under the absolutely stupid, dumb, totally ridiculous Preferencial Voting system, the rest of the people in electorates voted for the Right (Centre Right),
the Greens, Independents etc whose preferential votes saw Labor party win govt and Albanese stay Prime Minister.
There are millions of people in Australia outraged at what Labor/Albanese are doing.

 

[cnm]

Not only are they infiltrated by many Chinese but their military is ill-equipped.

Allowing China into the WTO without any enforcement of global trade laws or a shift from Communism will go down in history as the point in time in which the West lost their civilization.

Don't blame them for the greed of lazy creeps in the West.

MSN

www.msn.com

Australia has become a 'strategic liability' due to its 'waning' defence capabilities and can no longer even protect itself, according to a former military intelligence agent.

John Powers served as a US special forces soldier, brigade task force commander and military intelligence specialist in his career spanning four decades.

In his final posting before retiring from the US government, Mr Powers served as the Chief of Intelligence Liaison at the US Embassy in Canberra, where he resides today.

The dual US-Australian citizen issued some harsh truths as he called on Australia to increase its military spending in order to keep pace with its largest strategic ally.

'When I look at where I'm going to strike, I look at where vulnerabilities are because it's through those vulnerabilities I'm going to get to the rest of the force,' he told Seven News.

'And right now, to no fault of the men and women who serve in our ADF, capability-wise we're waning so... we're a liability.

'There are people who aren't going to like what I've got to say but it's the truth.

During his tenure with the US military, Mr Powers helped to plan wars.

How dare Oz not be a sufficiently obedient poodle for the US and bend its interests to making sure the US is safe?

No worries. Bambu will pick up a rifle to protect the US from nasty bad China.

 

[bambu.]

How dare Oz not be a sufficiently obedient poodle for the US and bend its interests to making sure the US is safe?

No worries. Bambu will pick up a rifle to protect the US from nasty bad China.

Not allowed to have guns.
Basically, all the guns are owned by farmers.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Mr Powers is 100% correct.

There's nothing Australia can do now to be able to defend itself...except get nuclear weapons...but it wasn't allowed to do that in the past, and it's still not allowed to do that today, reportedly.
So when the invader comes, it'll be just "walk right in", "sail right in", "fly right in". About 2027 the invasion is predicted by the experts.
Same as France etc being invaded by the Nazi war machine in WW2.
Sad really.

I said to mrs bambu the other day: "I wonder what the invasion will be like, armed foreign troops rampaging thru our retirement village slaughtering us all? and doing to us what Hamas did to Israelis on 'Oct 7'...unspeakable torture-atrocities"?
She was even too frightened to think about it, or talk about it.

What money for self defence weapons?


AI Overview

A new report indicates that over half of Australian voters now rely on the federal government for their primary source of income. This includes those receiving public sector wages, welfare benefits, or subsidies. The Centre for Independent Studies, which conducted the research, suggests this dependence is growing and could pose challenges for those aiming to curb public spending, according to the Centre for Independent Studies.

Another Progressive success story!

 

[bambu.]

Another Progressive success story!

Yes, unfortunately.
Trouble is, gen y and gen z are now deciding Australia's fate at the polls.
Some accuse "brainwashed left at school and university".
One university cafe, last year, had a sign "No Jews", and Jewish students were being bullied and harassed there.
Antisemitism is rife in Australia today.
Said antisemitism doesn't seem to be coming from people on the Right side of politics.

'Beijing' last year called PM Albo 'handsome boy'. Since then he seems to be theirs.
He's being severely criticised by Sky News hosts of being "full of his own importance", among other things.
When you're a country almost as large in size as mainland America, you have a total population of 27m, you don't go around offending your allies.
You try to work with them, within reason.
Work with them in trade, defence etc...especially when you have no hope of defending yourself in an invasion/war.
You offer them what you have, what you can afford, and pray that's enough.

 

[cnm]

Not allowed to have guns.
Basically, all the guns are owned by farmers.

I'm sure they'll loan you one when they know the US feels threatened by China.

 

[cnm]

What money for self defence weapons?

bambu. For ****'s sake. The weapons are not for Oz defence but to contain China for the US. Can you really not see that?

It's not as if the AUKUS subs are going to be defending Oz's coast.

 

[Failzero]

Not allowed to have guns.
Basically, all the guns are owned by farmers.

Less than 1/4 of the Farmers have Guns ( Mostly Sporting arms and very few Handguns )