Well writ Capt Sherm.
As an RAAF pilot I was involved in the "war" without choice. I recall that we had been following the events leading up to it quite closely, but were quite surprised (and suspicious!) at the indecent haste in which we were called into "action" (does that make me a s***?).
I don't want to sound harsh, but you guys didn't have a chance. You were up against a hostile government who were willing to use the ADF (wrongly, IMHO) and powerful business interests. The irony of the government at the time being a Labour one still gets me.