オッペケ氏は甚だ残念だろうが・・・・。

Paul Keating dead wrong on China and Japan, but half right on subs
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/paul-keatings-not-all-wrong-but-some-of-it-is-madness/news-story/7a130657dc07d6207466109a3ffa2747

Yes. The utter, utter stupidity in choosing the French submarine over the Japanese still leaves me amazed. I recall at the time the palpable dismay felt throughout the Navy when that piece of political expediency was announced. Oh, we all fell in and supported the decision publicly because that’s what the ADF does and we were also happy to have any decision at all after decades of mucking about. However,

“Everyone involved in choosing the French subs should hang their heads in shame” is a searingly correct statement.