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Ryan Bridge: Should we be preparing to go to war?
An interesting article in the Herald yesterday about army training at Waiouru.
The troops are singing from the same song sheet as Winston and Judith in terms of how threatening the world is at the moment.
Senior Army commanders were quoted saying the pressure on our defence force is greater than at any time in recent memory.
They’re getting billions of extra funding for equipment and kit and houses on base that aren’t mouldy, but in order for any of that to be useful, you need soldiers.
You need personnel.
In order to get personnel, you need people who understand the importance of the task at…
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