Oh and as for the apology i said American can't seem to give?

quote from channel 24 entertainment now .

{during Oscar media interviews last month, Affleck told reporters: "Let me just start by saying I love New Zealand, and I love New Zealanders." He added that "I think that it's tricky. You walk a fine line. You are doing a historical movie and naturally you have to make some creative choices about how you are going to condense this into a three-act structure."}


if a director from another country minimized a dangerous game of cat and mouse, calling your country cowards when in fact they took much risk in the things they could help with and did considering their limited power and protection, i am sure heads would role.

Just saying...

Oh Wow,
My words where not written to insult or for you to take offence. It was a simple personal perspective from a non American. it was even positive in regards to the actual Ops question.

There are many instances that the USA has done things to hurt little countries such as mine. do these piss me off. why of course they do. However there is no denying the USA does do things to help little countries around the world. so yes it balance it out.

Do I believe my country has be hurt by the USA, yes originally, but a lot of good has come from the hurt. do we hold onto grievances in regards to these situations? hell no, we wouldn't be a country that move with the times if we did to survive. do I believe the USA holds grievances.. umm yes I do. as we are still paying for a decision from years ago. One we hold strong to. We still have sanctions on us because of it. but we work around them. Also I believe What was huge against us, was simply small fry to the USA and therefore they didn't really think of it again. a long grievance? hmm I wouldn't call this example a long term grievance rather that we are continually having to pay a new price in regards to the decision every time your terms change. As I said, we seem to be able to work around them when they are thrown at us.

Wikipedia Quote

"New Zealand is a signatory of the ANZUS treaty, a defence pact between it, Australia and the United States dating from 1951. After the 1986 anti-nuclear legislation that refused access of nuclear-powered or armed vessels to ports, the USA withdrew its obligations to New Zealand under ANZUS, and ANZUS exercises are now bi-lateral between Australia and the United States. Under anti-nuclear legislation, any ship must declare whether it is nuclear propelled or carrying nuclear weapons before entering New Zealand waters. Due to the US policy at that time of "neither confirm nor deny", ship visits ceased. Despite the Presidential Directive of 27 September 1991 that removed tactical nuclear weapons from U.S. surface ships, attack submarines, and naval aircraft, ship visits have not resumed. Despite signs of rapprochement in recent years, military relationships with the US remain limited, although senior US officials have been complimentary about New Zealand's contributions to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. New Zealand retains a close bi-lateral defence relationship with Australia.

HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Endeavour and the South Korean destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong at RIMPAC 2012
Due to New Zealand's antinuclear policy, defence cooperation with the U.S., including training exercises, has been significantly restricted since 1986, when the ANZUS treaty defence obligations to NZ were suspended by the USA. However, New Zealand and the USA remain 'very, very good friends'. On 26 July 2008 during a visit to New Zealand, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice upgraded this status and said "New Zealand is now a friend and an ally". The NZDF has served alongside NATO led forces in Afghanistan in recent times, and in 2004 the NZSAS was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation by US President George W Bush for "extraordinary heroism" in action."

Does this effect my friendship with friends I hold dear in the USA , Why no, no it does. Why would I want to that over a Government choice?

Hmm done right..I crave Sleep above food.

most definitely.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/8483497/North-Koreas-photo-flaws-laid-bare-again

Oh Dear!

From an outside prospective....

I find it rather touching your children say the pledge of alligence in school. its a bonding moment for a group of people whom will need it later in life.

America is a world in its own right. Half your schools teach with World maps so out of proportion to show how big America is that you leave other countries off.
a third of the country doesn't even know more then a handful of other countries names. The backlash towards Americans world wide is rather sad but it is not a small contingent either, and grows when the USA Government decide to throw their weight around, as well as Hollywood portraying other countries incorrectly and like cowards like the Argo movie did doesn't help. and for some reason America can't seem to apologies to the outside world.

Its a good thing for Americans to be proud of their country. to feel that bond of brotherhood and sisterhood. I say keep it up, as the world becomes more a cyber world with business, technology, privatization, It will hold your country together longer then others that will fall apart.

I moan and scream. OH! I see this question is for the ladies. Well ladies, I moan, scream, talk and praise.

glad to hear

Positively.

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"Common Sense is like growing flowers, everyone loves them but not everyone grows them".

These Laws should be the ones that are relooked at and re hashed offen.
Changed as society changes. Personally I would like to see the stalkers on these lists to help prevent their crimes as many of them go south towards sexual assault.

But these list should be used with common sense, and rarely I think that common sense and the Law go hand in hand.

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