B1 bombers to bebased in Northern Australia?

[Warrigal]

What's going on? Did the Assistant US defence secretary David Shear "misspeak" or is a hot war with China on the cards?

Assistant US defence secretary David Shear told a Congressional hearing B-1 bombers and surveillance aircraft would soon be based in Australia as a deterrent to what America described as China's "destabilising effect" in the region.
"We will be placing additional air force assets in Australia as well as B-1 bombers and surveillance aircraft," he said.

The Pentagon now says the assistant secretary misspoke.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-15/pm-confirms-b-1-bombers-not-heading-to-australia/6471528

 

[Ralphy1]

Just a move in the big global chess game that we play...

 

[Warrigal]

I'm not too happy about being one of the pawns.

 

[Ralphy1]

But you make such good foot soldiers...

 

[Warrigal]

My grandfather was a horse soldier

 

[Ralphy1]

Well, on the chess board he would have been a knight, not a pawn...

 

[Shalimar]

War boys and their lethal toys, when will they grow up and tire of the game. Sigh. We have a nuclear base on Vancouver Island. Ain't that just nifty!

 

[Ralphy1]

Tire? Not any time soon...

 

[Shalimar]

Too true, Ralphy. There is a naval base less than an hour away from my home. Whomp, whomp, we're dead! Gotta love it.

 

[Ralphy1]

But what about all those sailors? A little compensation for you...nthego:

 

[Shalimar]

Yes Ralphy, even probable obliteration has it's compensation. Lol.

 

[Glinda]

Unbelievable . . . sigh . . . :concern:

 

[Ralphy1]

Yes, Dr. Strangelove is alive and well...

 

[Shalimar]

Ralphy, Glinda, sadly you are right.

 

[oldman]

I thought that I heard on the news that whoever had announced this was going to happen mis-spoke and that NO B-1's will be going to Australia. Maybe I heard wrong?

 

[Warrigal]

I thought that I heard on the news that whoever had announced this was going to happen mis-spoke and that NO B-1's will be going to Australia. Maybe I heard wrong?

Yes, apparently he "mis-spoke" but what does that mean?

They're not coming. Ever.
They are coming but it isn't common knowledge yet.
They're not B1s, they're B2s?​

He is the Assistant US Defence Secretary so how can he possibly misspeak?
I would like to know what he actually meant to say.

 

[Shalimar]

Isn't misspoke usually politi-speak for oops, I got caught?

 

[Warrigal]

I don't know. It's not an Australian term.
We just say he opened his mouth and put his foot in it.
Our Prime Minister does it all the time.

 

[Shalimar]

DW, perhaps your prime minister and mine are related?

 

[Warrigal]

Ours was born in England. We're not sure that his English citizenship was renounced when he was elected to parliament.
He could have been elected illegally. He refuses to demonstrate that he has renounced it.

However, that's the least of the reasons I want him gone.

 

[Shalimar]

Ours is a Canadian DW. Among other things, this lawyer keeps being slammed by our Supreme Court because he wishes to ignore any laws he finds distasteful. Sounds like your pm is not much different.