U S President Joe Biden's Unexpected Visit to Ukraine A "Spectacular Strategic Move"? An Extremely Spectacular Strategic Blunder, Rather! ...But Upon Reflection, I'm Being Much Too Kind (to the President; & His Hapless, Helpless, Hopeless Secretary of State): Arguably the Most SPECTACULAR STRATEGIC STUFF-UP Of Our Times

Take the/your blinkers off, Mr Blinken...

...but unfortunately it's probably just a little late for that.

"(The) Objectives No-One Could Object To, But the Delivery Seems to be Lacking": Spoken During a Post-Appointment Interview With P.M.-Select Chris Hipkins by RNZ National's Nine to Noon Host Kathryn Ryan, Succinctly Explaining Why It Is Selfsame Majority Government of Jacinda Ardern's Successor Has Been - At Least Prior to New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins - On the Absolute Backfoot in Poll After Poll...

However unless (not quite so) relatively newbie National leader Chris Luxton gets his own National ACT together, and fairly ipso pronto, the same fate Ardern *seems to have met could well be his...

*If one believes that the numerous rumours circulating in the aftermath of her shock resignation/departure from the kiwi political scene have any credence whatsoever...

"THIS Is NOT New Zealand; THIS Act of Terror(ism) Was BROUGHT To Our Shores": Thus Spake Ex-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern In What Many NZers Would Declare Her Finest Moment

A pity then that the Government then rushed to judgement, condemning lawful and legitimate arms owners throughout the length and breadth of the land in a mad dash to apportion (in this instance, anyhow, wholly unjustified) blame upon an easy to hit target (puns wholly unintended, believe it or not): kiwi gun owners.