Tom Clonan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Senator Craughwell characterised my description of war fighting as a personal opinion. In fact, there is very comprehensive military journal literature written by professional officers that demonstrates quite clearly that peace enforcement can become war fighting. I gave the examples of the UN mission to Korea and the UN mission to Afghanistan, ISAF, which evolved into a full war fighting mission. I just wanted to make that point. It is not a subjective opinion. It is based on evidence.