A different world

The folly of Morrison’s drums of war, detailed by Hugh White and eviscerated by Jon Kudelka (Editorial, May 8-14), is easily exposed by a simple question: What would victory look like? If we, a national minnow of just 26 million people, took on the might of the Chinese forces, how would we win, and how would we be able to know that we had? These questions weren’t answered before we went to Afghanistan and look how that turned out. Fortunately, any war we start with China wouldn’t last that long. Unfortunately, it’s because we wouldn’t stand a chance. That is of course, without calling on Uncle Sam, an ally of waning value, against a neighbour of rapidly expanding power – it just doesn’t make any sense.

– Jonathon Momsen, Camberwell, Vic