AUSTRALIA GEARING UP IT'S MILITARY POWER

Australia is gearing up it's military power as America's power wanes. The Defense White Paper released today in Australia stated that military capacity needs bolstering to deal with the rise of China and the possible decline of American influence in the region.

The paper made it clear that Australia would not follow it's main ally to expeditionary conflicts such as the Iraq war unless there was a threat to their "wider strategic interests".

They stated to never put themselves in a position where the price of their own security is a requirement to put Australian troops at risk in distant wars where there were no direct interests at stake.

The paper says the next priority was to insure stability and security in the South Pacific and East Timor. It detailed a massive list of military hardware at a cost of more than $100 billion.Very long range submarines with cruise missiles and state of the art Joint Strike Fighters.

The paper points to China as a possible threat in a future world where the power of Australia's key ally, the U.S. gradually declines.The document states that the biggest change in the world since 2000 is the rise of China and the emergence of India and the beginning of the end of dominance of the U.S.