AUKUS: Australia’s $368 billion boondoggle

Boondoggle is a word used Dr. John Jiggens writes that the phrase Americans use to describe wasteful and expensive government projects is the perfect synonym for AUKUS.

I came across the American word “boondoggle” and was astonished by this strange confusion of words. What did this strange word mean?

“Boondoggle” definition:

‘An informal term for an expensive and wasteful project, especially a publicly funded project.’

So I looked up the word “boondoggle” and found that it was used by Americans to describe wasteful and expensive government projects. It was a political word coined to criticize the wasteful misuse of public funds by governments and corporations.

It made me wonder: AUKUS Is it crazy?

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The AUKUS Submarine Project is an extremely expensive and controversial project that will impact the Australian economy for decades, being the most expensive government project ever undertaken. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating condemned as “worst deal ever”.

Former submariner and Senator Rex Patrick guess:

“The AUKUS nuclear submarine project will bleed the Australian Defense Force.”

Surprisingly, the worst deal ever was implemented in 2009. Future Submarine ProgramThis is a sensible and modest offer to buy 20 off-the-shelf conventional submarines for $30 billion to replace Australia’s aging Collins Class submarines, which will be retired in 2024.

Japan, Germany and France were identified as potential suppliers and were given 15 months to submit their offers; Australia will evaluate the contract before awarding it to the successful bidder; Production will begin in 2016 and delivery will begin in 2024. Tony AbbottThe then Australian Prime Minister supported Japan’s offer.

But, Scott Morrison And Malcolm Turnbull They were busy sharpening the knives. Political assassination of Abbott Its signing by the U.S. forces resulted in the Future Submarine contract being unexpectedly awarded to France, causing a three-year delay.

After the AUKUS agreement, Peta CredlinTony Abbott’s former Chief of Staff, opposite Morrison’s AUKUS has agreed with Abbott’s Future Submarine Project. Had Morrison not betrayed Abbott in 2016, he said, the Japanese submarine deal would have gone ahead and conventional submarines would have come at a modest cost of $50 billion, while Morrison’s economy-crippling AUKUS deal would have cost $368 billion for eight nuclear submarines that may or may not arrive by the 2040s.

as Paul Keating arguedThe advantage of nuclear submarines over conventional submarines is that they can remain submerged for long periods of time, hiding in deep ocean trenches and launching a devastating surprise nuclear attack. They serve as part of the United States’ nuclear deterrence strategy.

Australia has no nuclear weapons. What is our defense based on? Professor John Mearsheimer calls ‘The stopping power of water’.

We are surrounded by fish nations to the north, east, south and west. Any human invader faces the nearly impossible task of transporting an army of up to a million soldiers thousands of miles across oceans.

You can best repulse such a massive navy with missiles, drones, and conventional submarines that can operate in shallow continental waters and are many times more cost-effective than nuclear submarines. It would be much cheaper and more effective to buy three times as many conventional submarines. Hugh White argues.

When Morrison became Prime Minister in 2019, the Future Submarine Project was well behind the times and American voices were whispering about abandoning the French deal and accepting the worst deal ever.

In his book dated 2022, Morrison’s Missionjournalist Paul Kelly reveals this Mike PompeoThe US Secretary of State was the voice of the US collaborating with Morrison in the planning of AUKUS. These two men, evangelical Christians, talked about Jesus every week while planning AUKUS. As he got closer, geostrategic lightweight Morrison became a disciple of Pompeo, chosen by Pompeo to be the strategic architect of the United States.

He serves as the Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board Hudson InstituteMike Pompeo invited Morrison to join the Hudson Institute Strategic Advisory Board in November 2022.

The main creator of the AUKUS strategy was US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who seized Australia’s Future Submarine Project and rebuilt it as AUKUS. His strategy was not to deter an Australia-based invasion, but to lock Australia into a global war against China, allied with the US and UK.

Huge sums will be spent on US arms to fund a war against Australia’s biggest trading partner, China, which AUKUS architect Scott Morrison is campaigning for in the 2022 election.

There was little public debate about AUKUS in parliament or cabinet. Australia’s new security architecture was designed largely in secret by Pompeo and Morrison. Although the name “China” was, it was clearly aimed at China, Australia’s largest trading partner. As unspeakable as Voldemort. As the Utopia team explained, AUKUS aimed to disrupt the trade routes of our major trading partner!

Presenting AUKUS as a company it’s done Allowed Morrison to squeeze Labor “Soft on China” Ahead of the 2022 federal elections.

“China Fear”, fear-mongering about China, played a key role in Morrison’s 2022 campaign. Morrison weaponises ‘China Fear’ by blaming Labor rival Anthony Albanese “beingThe Chinese government’s choice in the election.”

Morrison went further, describing the Labor deputy leader as: “Manchurian candidate.” This wedge failed when Labor timidly retreated and backed AUKUS, allowing Albanese to become Prime Minister.

Morrison left Parliament in January 2024 and leveraged his experience, networks and Pompeo connection in the region by taking on global strategic advisory roles. Including special committees attended by Morrison DYNE Initiatives (They hired Mike Pompeo as strategic advisor) “Expected to make a profit” Mr Morrison’s role as architect of AUKUS.

Shortly after Morrison’s resignation, the Australian Citizens Party (AKP) wrote to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is demanding an investigation into former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to join private companies that would profit from massive defense spending resulting from his decision to establish AUKUS.

ACP Research Director Robbie Barwick He explained that the NACC referral was because Morrison was jumping on the AUKUS gravy train to cash in on the policy he created.

It smells like Boondoggle!