Their level of professionalism must be enhanced. We need to set up a National Defence Council which will be structured with input from all role players, to assess the threat to Zimbabwe and give recommendations to government on how to transform our defence forces into the protectors of the people. The people will be allowed to debate defence and security policy so our neighbours and all Zimbabweans will understand our defence concerns. We need to do threat analysis and review the size of the army, we need to look at training and equipment needs. The nation owns the security strategies of the country.
Government is the servant of the people.
We have forgotten that in Zimbabwe. Foreign policy is determined by national interest. We realise we live in a globalised world and that the concerns of one are the concerns of all, but in the short term an MDC government will focus on domestic issues. We trust that our regional and global partners will help us to rebuild our Zimbabwe. We need to strengthen Zimbabwe, and build solid regional links with our neighbours.