Nosegear
I thing your’e wasting your time trying to reason with the likes of Gnadenburg, he is just using his posts to slag off kiwis and New Zealand, not just on this thread but others too. I’m sure he has never even set foot in NZ yet feels he can speak with authority about the people.
Most here agree the socialist NZ government is not pulling its weight on defence matters, and I for one would like nothing more that to see the back of them.
The NZDF needs assets to contribute to a combined effort, not just manpower, which means Aircraft and Ships. Notwithstanding the usefulness of the SAS, the Army successfully lobbied and appealed to labours peacenik ideals and shafted the other services. The Govt and some kiwis have a blinkered and rose coloured view of the world and their defence policy is a result.
All that is needed is an increase in defence spending to acceptable percentage of GDP, that is our obligation to regional security, end of story.
Don’t hold your breath.
