Rick, Thanks for your interest, but I don't think people are really very interested in New Zealand. Let's be realistic, it's a non-descript insignificant place at the bottom of the world which, if it disappeared under the ocean, wouldn't be missed by many around the world.
In fact, plenty of maps, including the UN globe in New York, don't bother including it. It's just another of those thousands of little islands dotting the oceans.
< How about a comment on NZ withdrawing all their personnel (61) from Iraq because it is "too dangerous". I think you have much to much to say about what happens here in the USA.>
Anyway, they weren't withdrawn because it was too dangerous. They stayed for their scheduled time and that was it. They weren't there on a never-never plan.
If the UN or NUN wants support for an organized, civilized, international effort, you can bet that the Kiwis will, as always, be there again. The USA has tainted the whole process by not following my suggestions on how to go about dealing with Iraq. Now they have a mess on their hands. I'm happy to give King George II and successors free advice on how to run a railroad, but they haven't called.
Cleaning up a mess is a LOT harder than avoiding the mess in the first place. A stitch in time saves nine pigs from having to put on lipstick
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