NZ Political parties react to the Government decision to send troops to Iraq.Even Act - a party which is straight up and down about New Zealand needing to contribute to curry favour with traditional alllies - is expressing reservations about the deployment. Never mind Labour and the Greens. When the likes of Peter Dunne are vehemently opposed to such a course of action - and Winston Peters for that matter too - then Key really has reason to worry whether he has called this one right. The essential problem is with the training role. No-one has any confidence it will make even a skerrick of difference to what ultimately happens in Iraq.
Political reaction: NZ troops to go to Iraq
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