Page 49 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 12 February 1991
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The Second World War was lost by the West. How was it lost? The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was allowed to occupy a major part of Europe. By whom? By the leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom. Since that time the USSR, in its world-wide push for conquest, has seen the murder of over 100 million people, and that is a conservative estimate.
What has the United Nations done in this time that has been effective? Nothing. What has the peacekeeping force done? Nothing; because it is led by the President of the Security Council, which position since the foundation and formation of the United Nations has been held by someone from the USSR or, on one occasion, a Marxist from Czechoslovakia. Who knows these truths?
In 1956 it was Hungary. The United States said, "We will protect you. If you accept your responsibility, we will support you". The students and others died. Where was the United States then? So much for their guarantee of defence of any nation when it does not suit their political ends. Afghanistan was another, and what a wonderful situation to see them beaten by the Afghans. It shows what people who are resolute can do.
Recently, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia wanted peace. They wanted the invader, the USSR, out of their country. Notwithstanding claims of peace by Gorbachev, what did he do? He told the Lithuanians that he wanted their 30,000 hunting rifles to be handed over, so that he could talk to them. We well understand the sort of talk you get in that situation. Again and again, notwithstanding claims to the contrary, the USSR, led by Gorbachev, a two-faced individual, as Bush has shown himself to be recently, has called for peace but waged war, albeit on a lower scale, against the captive nations. What has the United Nations done? Nothing effective.
I think we should look at the best way to prevent war, and that is to be secure in peace. Perhaps one of the best examples is Switzerland, which, I make the point, is not in the United Nations. Some would say, "Well, that is unusual. Why would that be?". The reason is that the Swiss people, unlike many countries, actually have a say in what happens to them. They called a referendum on the question of joining the United Nations and they voted against it. They have far more of a democracy than we have in Australia.
In Switzerland they can put 640,000 armed men on the ground in about 24 hours. Switzerland has not been in a battle for over 140 years, and is not likely to be either. All able-bodied men are required to train in a militia. They are required to have a rifle at home. Any country contemplating attacking Switzerland would well know that the going would not be easy, that the population would never give up. Let us parallel this to Australia and the
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