Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Some questions I would love to have answered. If George Bush had not invaded Iraq, would we have deported government officials from that country who have entered New Zealand? Why are we so keen to jump on Iraqis, when we are happy to officially host heads of government and other officials from equally repressive regimes? China's human rights record is abysmal - think of its treatment of Tibetans - and yet Chairman Helen happily cosied up to Chinese President Hu Jintao last year. There are other examples. It strikes me that we lack consistency in all this. Panic does not make good policy.
