Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Tag: military intervention

  • QOTD: McFlock on the Iraq deployment

    As highlighted by a moderator at The Standard: So, to recap: John Key is sending soldiers (we can’t identify) into an area (roughly outlined) for a length of time (we’re…

  • Key admits he’s using our troops as vote-bait

    Yesterday in the House, John Key admitted that it’s “no” coincidence that our deployment to Iraq is scheduled to end at the perfect moment – right before the 2017 election.…

  • The price of the club?

    Back in 2003, John Key had an interesting take on whether it was appropriate to send troops to Iraq: he seemed to think the only factor to consider was whether…

  • A reader asks: how do I tell my pushy colonial parents “no”?

    With apologies to Captain Awkward. Dear Boots Theory, I’m a young, go-getting nation state. I like doing things my way, for my reasons. But my parents just don’t understand that…