WHILE some pour scorn on boat people, Australians would do well to remember that following the American war in Vietnam we had boat people.
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Likewise we have boat people from Iraq, thanks to John Howard who plunged Australia into the Iraq war as he danced in tune to George Bush's war tom-toms.
This is the spin-off of war. You don't need a PhD in militarism to understand war and its actions cause reactions, and one of those is refugees seeking safety for their families.
The invasion of Muslim lands is not a good idea, military wise.
It would be interesting to hear a good news story on boat people instead of political sales people pouring scorn on these victims of war.
- Richard Ryan, Summerland Point