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If the war happened, it had to have happened before [[1986]], as it was mentioned in a radio commercial for [[Ammu-Nation]] in GTA: Vice City. The commercials talks about an anti-aircraft gun 'used when we whooped the Australians' ass!'. Past the commercial, the war is never mentioned in any game again in the [[GTA III era]]. This also implies that the United States won the war, but this is not definite, as the US Government played the Korean War and Vietnam War as victories after the wars were finished. | If the war happened, it had to have happened before [[1986]], as it was mentioned in a radio commercial for [[Ammu-Nation]] in GTA: Vice City. The commercials talks about an anti-aircraft gun 'used when we whooped the Australians' ass!'. Past the commercial, the war is never mentioned in any game again in the [[GTA III era]]. This also implies that the United States won the war, but this is not definite, as the US Government played the Korean War and Vietnam War as victories after the wars were finished. | ||
The war is potentially (and loosely) referenced in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] on the radio. [[WKTT]], a Conservative radio station, a caller to [[The Richard Bastion Show]] says | The war is potentially (and loosely) referenced in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] on the radio. [[WKTT]], a Conservative radio station, a caller to [[The Richard Bastion Show]] says, "This country's going to hell! Ever since we let those damn Australians back into this country, everything has gone to shit! What the hell did we go to war with them for in the first place!?" which could be another reference to unpopular wars like the Vietnam War. The host, [[Richard Bastion]], replies "I'll tell you why, we did it for freedom, and for valuable munitions contracts." similar to the Conservative response to the Vietnam War and other unpopular wars. | ||
==Probability of the War in Real Life== | ==Probability of the War in Real Life== | ||
In real life, the war never happened, and it seems like it will never happen. Australia and the United States have been allied since World War II, and both are part of ANZUS, a treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States to police the Pacific Ocean. Both nations were formerly under British colonial rule, with the United State declaring independence in 1776 and winning it in 1783, with Australia slowly gaining independence, starting in 1901 with a constitution, and finally attaining it 1983 with the Australia Act. Australia assisted the United States in the Iraq War in 2003, and the Afghanistan War in 2001. Australia was, and is, one of the United States' strongest allies, and there has never been a threat of war between them. | In real life, the war never happened, and it seems like it will never happen. Australia and the United States have been allied since World War II, and both are part of ANZUS, a treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States to police the Pacific Ocean. Both nations were formerly under British colonial rule, with the United State declaring independence in 1776 and winning it in 1783, with Australia slowly gaining independence, starting in 1901 with a constitution, and finally attaining it 1983 with the Australia Act. Australia assisted the United States in the Iraq War in 2003, and the Afghanistan War in 2001. Australia was, and is, one of the United States' strongest allies, and there has never been a threat of war between them. | ||