Comments on: 100% there for the taking http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/ hopping along the corridors of power Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sam Buchanan http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49341 Sam Buchanan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:52:35 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49341 There hasn't been a UN force in Iraq since UNIMOG in 1991, which was supervising the Iran-Iraq ceasefire. There hasn’t been a UN force in Iraq since UNIMOG in 1991, which was supervising the Iran-Iraq ceasefire.

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]]> By: turnip28 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49334 turnip28 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:04:25 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49334 well when the un force was formed they made all the troops in iraq legally allowed to be their. well when the un force was formed they made all the troops in iraq legally allowed to be their.

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49325 StephenR Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:33:55 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49325 "don’t know how the UN can make an illegal war legal though." they didn't, but peacekeeping forces are fine. “don’t know how the UN can make an illegal war legal though.”

they didn’t, but peacekeeping forces are fine.

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]]> By: turnip28 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49323 turnip28 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:27:34 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49323 Hey at least we would now be able to win the rugby world cup and the cricket world cup. couldn't any country in the world invade NZ, just stick their soldiers on some 747's and land them at Auckland Airport. We sent the engineers into Iraq after the UN made it legal, I really don't know how the UN can make an illegal war legal though. Also I guess we were in Afganistan Illegally as well, this time with combat troops. Hey at least we would now be able to win the rugby world cup and the cricket world cup.

couldn’t any country in the world invade NZ, just stick their soldiers on some 747’s and land them at Auckland Airport.

We sent the engineers into Iraq after the UN made it legal, I really don’t know how the UN can make an illegal war legal though.

Also I guess we were in Afganistan Illegally as well, this time with combat troops.

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]]> By: Kevyn http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49274 Kevyn Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:13:10 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49274 Do we get a day off to celebrate the victory too? Do we get a day off to celebrate the victory too?

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]]> By: Kelpie http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49257 Kelpie Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:27:02 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49257 What are they on about? - we gifted it to them ages ago. What are they on about? – we gifted it to them ages ago.

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49230 StephenR Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:09:18 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49230 Was that under any UN auspices by that time though? If so - that particular action is 'legal'. Was that under any UN auspices by that time though? If so – that particular action is ‘legal’.

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]]> By: john-ston http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49229 john-ston Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:56:59 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49229 "b) following USA into illegal wars" We did follow them; you have forgotten that Helen Clark sent Army Engineers to Iraq back in 2003, albeit some months after the invasion. Just because we didn't send troops doesn't mean that we didn't follow them. “b) following USA into illegal wars”

We did follow them; you have forgotten that Helen Clark sent Army Engineers to Iraq back in 2003, albeit some months after the invasion. Just because we didn’t send troops doesn’t mean that we didn’t follow them.

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49226 StephenR Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:46:22 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49226 well, they and some NZers are prone to calling us the '6th state' (maybe 7th? cant be bothered finding out - stuff them! :-D ) well, they and some NZers are prone to calling us the ‘6th state’ (maybe 7th? cant be bothered finding out – stuff them! :-D )

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]]> By: itstheeconomystupid http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49225 itstheeconomystupid Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:42:43 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49225 kinda funny given we call australia the west island kinda funny given we call australia the west island

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49201 StephenR Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:13:02 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49201 Hilarious! I for one would like to take this opportunity in advance to welcome our new Australian masters, in return I simply ask to be appointed Territorial Governor. Hilarious! I for one would like to take this opportunity in advance to welcome our new Australian masters, in return I simply ask to be appointed Territorial Governor.

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]]> By: bjchip http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49199 bjchip Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:09:38 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49199 They could do it though, and it would settle the question posed in other threads, of just what NZ should be, once and for all. Hell, half the US thinks NZ is part of Australia even now... while the rest think that Australia is where the governor of California got his accent. :-) ... but jingyang is right. It would be totally redundant. Sort of like the US invading Texas... which might not be a bad idea come to think of it :-) respectfully BJ They could do it though, and it would settle the question posed in other threads, of just what NZ should be, once and for all.

Hell, half the US thinks NZ is part of Australia even now… while the rest think that Australia is where the governor of California got his accent.

:-)

… but jingyang is right. It would be totally redundant. Sort of like the US invading Texas… which might not be a bad idea come to think of it :-)

respectfully
BJ

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]]> By: jingyang http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49197 jingyang Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:40:14 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49197 Of course the Aussies don't need to invade, since they own most of the country anyway, without the need to actually govern or occupy it :-( And there is most likely a willing seller for any other resources they may want. Of course the Aussies don’t need to invade, since they own most of the country anyway, without the need to actually govern or occupy it :-(

And there is most likely a willing seller for any other resources they may want.

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]]> By: Matthew Bartlett http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49192 Matthew Bartlett Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:14:33 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49192 Kind of amusing; kind of incredibly creepy. It made me feel sad thinking of the many other equally fine places around the world who do get flying visits from boys in fighter planes dropping death from the sky. Kind of amusing; kind of incredibly creepy. It made me feel sad thinking of the many other equally fine places around the world who do get flying visits from boys in fighter planes dropping death from the sky.

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]]> By: thomasf http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49183 thomasf Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:34:34 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49183 Funny as.. mind you we could defend ourselves by a) up the defence budget_ which would stuff any tax cuts b) following USA into illegal wars - so we could get help when asked Funny as..
mind you we could defend ourselves
by a) up the defence budget_ which would stuff any tax cuts
b) following USA into illegal wars
- so we could get help when asked

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]]> By: BluePeter http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49178 BluePeter Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:37:43 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/10/100-there-for-the-taking/#comment-49178 LOL True, too.... LOL

True, too….

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