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Gulf War II: Iraq 2003

Australia

On 17 March the Government effectively committed Australian troops to the US-led campaign without the backing of the UN. The Prime Minister made a formal announcement on 20 March telling the nation that the war was right, lawful and in Australia's national interest.

The Leader of the Opposition expressed Labor's opposition to the war saying that Australia's involvement would isolate Australia and it would make the country a target for international terrorism.

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