Scoop Coverage: Announcement Of NZ Iraq Deployment

Scoop Coverage: Announcement Of NZ Iraq Deployment

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Gordon Campbell: On The Drip-Feeding Of Information About The Iraq Deployment

There are two ways of framing the story of our troop deployment in Iraq. They go roughly like this:

The Official Version : We are going to Iraq solely to train Iraqis. We will not be engaged in combat against the Islamic State. Our troops will be safely behind the wire at all times.

The Alternative Version: Besides training the Iraqis, some of our forces will be engaged in intelligence gathering, which – among other things – will involve identifying targets for air strikes and providing the co-ordinates to increase the accuracy and effectiveness of bombing raids. This is highly dangerous work... More>>

Gordon Campbell: On Whether NZ Troops Are The Least Of Islamic State’s Problems

Given that it has been politically packaged and sold as a training mission, the Iraq deployment announced yesterday by Prime Minister John Key seemed to be mysteriously short of actual trainers... The other wing of the argument is whether a troop deployment is (a) the only effective way and (b) the appropriate time to combat Islamic State. More>>

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Labour leader Andrew Little has expressed his support for air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State – and by doing so, he may have unwittingly undermined Labour’s opposition to a military response from New Zealand. More>>

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'General Invitation' To Assist Iraq: NZ Signs Up To Failed War Strategies - Greens

The National Government is repeating a failed strategy by committing troops to the latest phase of the on-going Iraqi conflict said the Green Party today. More>>

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