Scoop Audience Responds5: Want US Warships In NZ?
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US warships in NZ
I am an American. As this causes me to feel increasingly more shame and anger each day, I feel that I need to share my
opinion with you. Please, for the love of humanity and all that is good in the world, please don't let the US government
bully New Zealand into allowing its tools of destruction to park themselves in your harbors. I have always admired New
Zealand's convictions in keeping the country non-nuclear--during the last year I've even seriously considering moving
there for that and many other reasons. Please keep your country the bastion of reasonable thinking that I feel it is.
Thank you.
Kathryn Bouscaren - USA
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US Warships
(unabridged) I've read with intrest the reaction of Having US naval Vessels vist or pass thru NZ's territory. Several question have
came to mind..are the same feelings expresssed towards naval vessels of other nuclear powers...would the feeling for
this change of Bush were not the President (would make a difference, or is it a objection over politics)..or is it a
feeling that the USA is a evil Empire bent on World Domination( if so...name the countries we've conqured)...is it the
result that the US produces 1/3rd of the worlds GDP..or could it be that if not for the US Navy along with others that
choose to stand and fight not so long ago..the people of NZ..might be speaking Japenese today. I dont think the people
of NZ...owe the USA anything...but we don't deserve to have our face spit in either. Oh yeah...are the anti-war folks in
NZ comfortable with Saddam's throwing people into wood chippers..kids in prisons...mass murders..if so they arn't
alone..the anti-war crowd in the US dosent seem to mind it either. So...Peace to the people of NZ..hope they never have
to ENDURE anything like 911.
Lee
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No US warships in NZ
As a kiwi who supported David Lange's break with the US in the mid-80's I believe in it even more-so now after the
events of the last 2-3 years.
Bob Duncan
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US Ships, Nuclear Ban
The United States has military personnel stationed in 140 of the worlds 179 countries. Are we going to just be one
more? We should stand up to increasing American militarism and economic bullying, or we will eventually slide, like
Australia is doing, into the abyss of military and economic servitude - nothing more than a 'breadbasket' as we were for
the British Empire pre 1960s.......
Daniel Bilson
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American Warships...
...or anything from the US military...the answer is NOT WANTED...
Paul Annear
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warships
Let them in. Its about time we got rid of Lange's views, and let New zealanders back into 21st century. Nuclear is here
to stay. I'm sick and tired of this presents governments commuists views.
Astrid
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nuclear ships
The US refuses to allow nuclear ships into big city ports in the US such as New York because of the safety risk - why
should we allow them into NZ?
chris
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Yes To Us Warships In NZ
yes - let's not be stupid any longer. they're on our side and let's keep it that way.
John Denton
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US Warships
Yes, they should be allowed into our waters; they pose no danger to us but in fact are a deterent to those who would
cause us danger.More nuclear radiation is presently in the Auckland area than the less than 0.1% a nuclear ship would
emit if tied up at a wharf for a year.
John McDonald
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U.S. Warships
I think Scoops message is emotional drivel. Until such time as the United Nations has it's own capable military force
and the determination to use it when obviously necessary, the U.S. is it's 'de facto' peace enforcer.. I wonder what
'Scoop' was doing when the US held the Japanese invading forces in the Solomons Is., and the Coral Sea?? he US may not
be perfect, nor do I necessarily agree with all she does --- but as the 'much -lesser' than all other evils, I will
support her in the world today. As for deniying US warships from our ports --- this is 'straining out gnats, and
swallowing camels'!! History, momentarily, laughs at us!
Max Hope
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Nuclear Warships
I oppose visits by nuclear powered or armed warships to NZ, of any flag or nation. Being so geographically remote, any
such visits makes NZ more of a target than offering any defense benefit. Nuclear power has never yet addressed
satisfactorily the waste & environmental damage "what if" scenario.
Peter Armstrong, Auckland NZ
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US Ships in NZ Waters
What history books has Mirek Marcanik been reading? What did America do while Brittian was being bombed in 1940/41.
Doing what she always does, making money from it! And what about the influencial Joe Kennedy, not to mention the traitor
Prescott Bush, grandfather of the present criminal in power, weren't they Nazi sympathizers? The greatest threat to
world peace and harmony is the present US Administration. And so there is no confusion, I do not lump the American
people in with the cabal in power. US does little but serve it's own interests and a reading of some unbiased history
may illuminate that fact if Mirek were truly interested. As to the question of allowing either nuclear powered or armen
ships in our territorial waters NO WAY. And their continual blackmail over the subject shows the moral bankruptcy of
their case. As they refuse to declare the fact of their weapons on boar arrogan t pact of s**tbags they a
Gerald Lynch
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Want US Warships In NZ?
Yes, because unlike the pacifist wimps in government I KNOW who saved New Zealand in WWII, and it wasn't China, France,
or any of the other countries Ms Clark courts. When we need help, be it trade or Defence, our contributions, made or
otherwise, will be considered, and found wanting.
W H Howell
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US Warships in NZ waters?
No way! Let us not support the empire with the largest collection of WMD's in the history of the world.
Gerry Meister
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US Navy ships
Yes we should welcome US Navy ships whether or not they are nuclear propelled. Weapons do not come into it. They were
removed from their ships some years ago.
Hugh Webb
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