[GENERAL ELECTION, 1672] Parliamentary Elections Thread

[Alfonso Velez]

VELEZ RALLY IN PUNTO SANTIAGO: IT'S TIME TO PROTECT OUR TRADE ROUTES

Good Morning Ladies and Gentleman,

It's a pleasure to be here with you all today and it's an honour to stand here with so many of our brave men and women in the armed forces. As our nation continues to grow and develop one thing is clear: we need to invest more money in our military and our navy in particular. Our nation stands for peace. We must never allow ourselves to be drawn into pointless international conflicts and to send our brave men and women into harm's way except to protect Alduria, our trade, and our national interests. The Liberty & Democracy Party stands for this importance balance.

While we will make sure that this country never becomes involved in pointless conflicts, we must also be vigilant against threats to our nation whether they be from another nations or non-state actors. Recent revelations about the vulnerability of our trade routes to piracy remind us about the importance of making the building of a strong navy a priority. This party will make the building of new naval vessels a priority and focus on building coastal defense ships, cruisers, frigates, and other fast escort ships which can provide protection to our trade routes and quickly respond to any other incidents as they may occur. A good navy is the key to protecting our nation and our trade routes which are essential for the livelihood of our country, citizens, and businesses. 

The dithering of the current Government on this issue must end: it's time to act to protect our trade routes!