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No Honesty On Iraq

Rt Hon Winston Peters

New Zealand First Leader

Member of Parliament for Northland
20 JUNE 2016

No Honesty On Iraq

Once again the Prime Minister has hoodwinked the New Zealand public about deployment of troops in Iraq, say New Zealand First.

“It was never going to be a tour of duty for just two years - that was totally unrealistic given the circumstances of the war,” says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters.

“Now he’s extended the mission by 18 months, like a bolt out of the blue.

“He was never straight and honest from the start – it was New Zealand First that told the public the troops were in pre-deployment training.

“There’s no democracy in the decision making, with this latest announcement held back till Parliamentarians left Wellington last week. This mission was never sanctioned by Parliament, instead Mr Key relied on ‘golf course’ chats that this country will pay the price for,” says Mr Peters.

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