Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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The wide nature of this, which will allow anything, has already been mentioned. We have been repeatedly told that the use of the veto - according to the Government, it is mostly Russia that has used it in the past, although it has ignored America - would stop a peacekeeping force. We have seen America use the veto lately. Is that not right? I am talking about stopping the conflict in the Middle East. Is that not correct? It used its veto. As I understand it, the logic is that we should still send a peacekeeping force to that area. Is that not the logic if Russia's veto stops us sending such a force but we want to send one regardless? We want a different system and want to remove the triple lock. That will do away with the misuse of the veto so that we can still send peacekeeping or peace enforcement forces. Is that not correct? I address that to any of the witnesses. Perhaps Professor Tonra or Mr. Murphy would like to answer.