He has made a twofold mistake.
Mistake number one is being a Labour MP obsessed with esoteric, wonky subjects like United Nations treaties and charters.
The second mistake is being obsessed with making a global issue all about New Zealand, when in reality we have nothing to do with it.
The Prime Minister has kind of got trapped by it as well. The reality is the attack on Iran will affect us all, whether through petrol prices or possibly some inflationary issues and our ability to travel to Europe through Dubai.
Outside of that it is not our war, we did not start it, we are not participating in it, and we are a world away from it.
The Prime Minister and the Government can answer questions, as far as anyone can answer questions, on what it might mean for our economy, or our travel, or our petrol bill.
But what they can't do, and yet are being asked to do, is explain why the Americans did what they did and how that may or may not tie into the United Nations and various charters.
Luxon got bogged down in the legalities of it on Monday and walked back some of his comments about all actions to eliminate a regime being good actions.
But then Hipkins started banging on about the UN as though New Zealand is the boss of the UN, New Zealand was exclusively given details of the material the United States acted on and has insight that no other country has as to whether there is a so-called "imminent threat".
Labour, Hipkins, and the media do this every time. They try and place New Zealand, a tiny, insignificant country at the bottom of the world, into the centre of all global action as though we somehow affect it, can change it, explain it, participate in it or stop it.
Esoteric international law is of little interest to most of us on a daily basis. Arguing over United Nation's charters is the stuff of chardonnay and Thorndon and people far removed from regular New Zealander's lives and thought patterns.
It’s a dumb game trying to trap a government into saying random stuff in the hope they get a headline, or an apology, or a scalp.
This has nothing to do with us. Like the weather, it will affect us, but we don’t drive it, influence it, or even know a lot about it.
Also, for what it's worth, by arguing the way Labour does they are hopelessly out of step with your average New Zealander who I suspect, if you asked the simple question "is getting rid of the crazies in Iran a good idea", the answer would be yes.
Mike Hosking is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently hosts The Mike Hosking Breakfast show on NewstalkZB on weekday mornings - where this article was sourced.
The Prime Minister has kind of got trapped by it as well. The reality is the attack on Iran will affect us all, whether through petrol prices or possibly some inflationary issues and our ability to travel to Europe through Dubai.
Outside of that it is not our war, we did not start it, we are not participating in it, and we are a world away from it.
The Prime Minister and the Government can answer questions, as far as anyone can answer questions, on what it might mean for our economy, or our travel, or our petrol bill.
But what they can't do, and yet are being asked to do, is explain why the Americans did what they did and how that may or may not tie into the United Nations and various charters.
Luxon got bogged down in the legalities of it on Monday and walked back some of his comments about all actions to eliminate a regime being good actions.
But then Hipkins started banging on about the UN as though New Zealand is the boss of the UN, New Zealand was exclusively given details of the material the United States acted on and has insight that no other country has as to whether there is a so-called "imminent threat".
Labour, Hipkins, and the media do this every time. They try and place New Zealand, a tiny, insignificant country at the bottom of the world, into the centre of all global action as though we somehow affect it, can change it, explain it, participate in it or stop it.
Esoteric international law is of little interest to most of us on a daily basis. Arguing over United Nation's charters is the stuff of chardonnay and Thorndon and people far removed from regular New Zealander's lives and thought patterns.
It’s a dumb game trying to trap a government into saying random stuff in the hope they get a headline, or an apology, or a scalp.
This has nothing to do with us. Like the weather, it will affect us, but we don’t drive it, influence it, or even know a lot about it.
Also, for what it's worth, by arguing the way Labour does they are hopelessly out of step with your average New Zealander who I suspect, if you asked the simple question "is getting rid of the crazies in Iran a good idea", the answer would be yes.
Mike Hosking is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently hosts The Mike Hosking Breakfast show on NewstalkZB on weekday mornings - where this article was sourced.
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2 reasons :
1.Labour still hopes ( even expects) Ardern to run for the top UN job so they are keeping implications of this plan in the picture.
2.Claire Charters ( He Puapua lead author and AU law professor) often alludes to her expertise in International Law (treaties, conventions , UNDRIP etc) so she could quickly prep Hipkins on what to say re. this.
NZ's GDP is 0.1-0.2% of World GDP. We are not even one percenters! We play Cook Islands and Gibraltar in netball--that's about right.
msm just trying to leg trip Luxon.
Yes, getting rid of the crazies in Iran is a good idea and in doing so, President Trump is showing us the way.
Now, we need to step up to the challenge and get a us Prime Minister who will get rid of the crazies in New Zealand.
A good place to start would be the Maori seats and with them the Mad Hatter's Tea Party.
Why did the war start? Well, it was going to happen at some point. Many years ago Iran declared the US to be evil personified and, if given the opportunity to develop nuclear weapons, would have proceeded to try and wipe out those who didn't express the same ideology as themselves.
As THE IRGC is now targeting all and sundry, they are showing themselves to be an extremely unstable regime.
Many, many eminent and reasonable people have explained the situation in Iran if people care to look for it.
Really, a well-read, intelligent MSM should be able to elicit these facts for themselves and their viewers and readers.
Down with woke media. The more I listen to it the angrier I get!
Why would you suggest anything that would give Labour a better chance of winning an election ?
I think it is at the overarching level about Western Civilization and Judeo - Christian culture being threatened by Islamist extremists .
Unfortunately the West is also self destructing and being too accepting of Islamic sympathizers who believe we are a corrupt weak culture and deserve to be defeated.
Others believe it is a clear- cut war of good versus evil. If we don't fight evil it will take us over. Islamist have their apocalyptic world view which is very different from ours.
You can't consider the war without a religious perspective . The United Nations are dominated by Islamists which makes it impossible for them to be impartial .
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