Why New Zealand, possibly the most self-righteous and certainly the least invadable country on Earth, continues to participate in the darkest parts of US intelligence as a full partner is something I have never understood.https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/after-75-years-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-remains-mystery-180852 …
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If any countries had learned to say "pass" on sending troops to fight on behalf of foreign empire, it would be Australia and New Zealand. But they love being part of the big boys' club, and sending comically small troop deployments to Vietnam and Iraq has been the price of entry
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Not joking about the Vietnam part. In possibly the most pointless military deployment in modern history, New Zealand sent troops there in 1967. Their sole military achievement was stealing medicine from a hospital. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_in_the_Vietnam_War …pic.twitter.com/hFmLkweCQg
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New Zealand is the giant panda of countries. Everyone loves it but I just can't stand the place.
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If you can wait a couple of hours for NZ to wake up, you can probably get some answers from people who know a lot about this.
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