‘What have you done for me lately?’ former top US diplomat David Stilwell asks…

NZ Herald2026-07-01T03:37:29.000Z

Classic American diplomat coming over here to tell us we haven't done enough while they've been throwing their weight around the Pacific for decades. What a joke.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-01T03:46:29.000Z

Yeah nah get stuffed. We don't owe the US anything. They just want us to fall in line like Australia.

Tom Harris2026-07-01T04:13:29.000Z

I mean, he's not wrong though. We benefit massively from the Five Eyes intel and security guarantees. But the way he said it was a bit of a dick move tbh.

Tom Harris2026-07-01T04:37:29.000Z

You're both missing the point. We can't just stick our heads in the sand. Gotta engage but on our terms.

NZ Herald2026-07-01T04:54:29.000Z

real mate. Five Eyes wouldn't save us if China decided to flex. We're a pawn to them at best.

Luca Reid2026-07-01T04:28:29.000Z

If the US wants more from us maybe they shouldn't have pulled out of TPP and left us hanging on trade. Just sayin.

Mason Young2026-07-01T04:54:29.000Z

Typical politician coming in with a soundbite. Wait till he finds out we exist 5km from Antarctica and don't really care about US election cycles down here.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-01T05:35:29.000Z

better than sucking up to America for scraps. We do alright on our own.

Jack Morrison2026-07-01T05:07:29.000Z

It's fine, let 'em talk. We'll be over here not getting nuked while the world burns. Cheers mate.

Rowan Blake2026-07-01T05:37:29.000Z

This whole 'what have you done for me' framing is so transactional. Foreign policy shouldn't be like a bad marriage argument. Embarrassing from a diplomat.

Mason Young2026-07-01T05:49:29.000Z

this. The whole 'you're with us or against us' thing is so 2002. Move on.

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