User blog comment:Cpt. Carebear/Coming to realisation/@comment-1260687-20100202063001

I think they're trying to match the numbers and relative prominence to actual force levels; I'll admit youse guys have some awesome special forces, but Australia doesn't exactly have the numbers or force projection capabilities to hit nearly as hard or match the staying power of countries like the US and the UK. I ran into a bunch of Aussie soldiers at BIAP in Baghdad during a convoy escort, and the run-of-the-mill guys didn't seem like they were the best equipped in the world. Not taking anything from you, Australia's cool, but youse guys aren't exactly movers and shakers when it comes to military dominance.


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