"Then there is Downer’s acute understanding of geopolitics. He knew so much about what was not..."

“Then there is Downer’s acute understanding of geopolitics. He knew so much about what was not happening - Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction - that he needed to invade in the interests of stability and security. But he knew so little about what was happening - the dirty deal with Saddam by which the Australian Wheat Board creamed off $300 million under the oil-for-food program - that he had to do, well, he had to do nothing. Remarkable, wasn’t it?”



- Alexander leaves us on a downer



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