Donation for the Cause

"Can you make a donation?" Asked the office manager.

"Sure," replied an expat teacher. (Not me, I'm re-telling someone else's story from April ish 2014.

A few hours later the donation was returned.  It turns out that it was a mandatory collection of cash from all the Vietnamese staff, but expats were not supposed to be involved.

We hadn't been asked because it wasn't for a charity such as hurricane victims, it was a charity called The Vietnamese Government forgot to buy enough bullets. Not something they should have left off of the annual budget, but it confirmed all of stories of the guy's AKs and TT33s being empty.  The bullets and guns were being sent to arm the islanders who are close to the disputed Chinese oil rigs.  

If they sent the navy, it could be war, if the islanders harrass the Chinese and shoot at them, then the Vietnamese government isn't responsible.  Not a bad solution.... but really?  Donate for ammo?  I guess when your yearly budget is set, it is set.