There is a lot of talk in Australian politics at the moment about when the "Troops should come home" and although the labor party is trying their best to actually seem as though they are different in some way to the liberal party, I think that this is simply a political point scoring game.

My opinion on the role of Australian troops in Iraq is that even though I was strongly opposed to the unilateral invasion of Iraq, I think that if the job is not seen through (now that it has been started) the ramifications will be as bad if not worse than the previous regime. The troops from all the countries that participated in this shameful invasion MUST restore democracy as soon as possible and ensure that a system of justice is in place before any talk of coming home is considered.