A New Zealand photographer’s observational commentary on the ideological fervor, religious nationalism, and moral contradictions at a conservative political conference in Texas, drawing parallels to New Zealand’s political and cultural dynamics.
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So the war seems live, don't you reckon? I mean, the Americans have officially asked us for our help, which brings us back to the original question, I would have thought. If this encounter ends up ridding Iran of the ability to produce nuclear weaponry, has it been worth it? No, they didn't see the strike being the mess it is. You can debate that, I suppose, forever if you want. But ultimately, there is no question Iran is done for. It's just a matter of time before they fold. The price is high, the inflation, the supply chains for a lot of stuff like fertilizer, plastics, ceramics, all that stuff, oil, of course. The economic damage is virtually everywhere all over the world. Is that the price we are prepared to pay to see Iran neutralized? And here's the tricky question. Given no one asked us. Why would we help? See, the great diplomatic cock-up from the Trump administration is they didn't get buy-in. Unlike other conflicts, no coalition was built. What made it worse was when he realised he was in trouble, Trump started whining about the lack of help NATO and Britain got the full going over. Can you unilaterally start a war with global economic implications and then moan that we aren't too thrilled about lending a hand? In other words, does the so-called favour he has done us by finishing off Iran? can allow us enough positivity towards him to come to his aid. Also at play, I would have thought is the cold hard reality of geopolitics, we're kind of obliged anyway, aren't we? I mean we're in the American camp, and if push came to shove they would help us, so we sort of have to assist when asked, and the fact we are tiny doesn't help our cause either, we need all the help we can get of course. As the Prime Minister told us the other day when I asked him, almost in a way that he knew this was brewing, he offered the idea that our P8A Poseidons could do some. Some patrolling. We have sort of, I guess, answered the question before it even needed to be asked, haven't we? Are we in? What choice do we have?
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