Why on earth are we proposing to do so by military means, while reducing our ability to do the same thing by peaceful means, via the foreign aid budget? The Pacific Forum leaders say climate change – not China – is the main threat they face. Against their express wishes, why are we prioritising such a lavish increase in Defence spending?
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2610/S00021/on-the-centre-right-laying-traps-for-winston-peters.htm
#nzpol #ForeignAidSpending #DefenceSpending
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