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Originally Posted by paws the great
The middle east has a necessary commodity.......OIL!They sell it,we buy it!
If "Saddam" was still in power,we would be there until he died of old age.We were asked to intervene by Saudi Arabia,Kuwait and the United Nations!
We help our friends!:)
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you were not asked to help..
it was highly publicised..that American President asked for permission to go ahead and attack on the suspicion that Iraq was processing weapons of mass destruction..
Permission was not granted unless proof was provided..none was forthcoming.
How they managed to bomb the civillian homes on thier 1st night of the invasion is beyond me and the rest of the world..
How they figured all these mass destructive weapons were hoarded in civillian homes..then came up with the lamest excuse..'oh...we believe saddam was hiding out there'
'hands on hips'.
I was asked a question just recently..'last night' to be exact from a member who saw my replies in this thread..sarcastic as it seemed.
If a war broke out in NZ today..they bet we would scream for American aid.
I want to say this and i say it with pride.
Our country is only small..in fact one good tsunami and NZ is gone..however ..
our country may have govts..but its the people who have the final say in matters.
We are not in favour with America because we will not allow them to carry nuclear arms through our waters.
The only reason our 2 main parties stay in power is because of this..we have spoken.
..National almost won the election except for one minor detail..they stated..if they came to power..they would lift the nuclear ban and allow them to pass through our waters...3 days later..they were voted out.
Because of our stance..we do not get american trade sanctions..we do not get many things America has offered to the rest of the world..
We were told.and i quote'..unless we lift the ban..NZ will always be our friend but will not the reap the rewards'..enquote.
If a war broke out in NZ..we will be anhilated..however ..we will be crushed with our pride and dignity still inact.
In other words..we didnt kiss ass' to save ourselves.