Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The number of people who are suffering and dying on a worldwide basis because of war is beyond comprehension. Ireland needs to be more vociferous in our condemnation of all sides, be that Russia, Iran and Hezbollah supporting Assad in Syria or the Americans, British and French arming the rebels and backing Saudi Arabia's intervention. We recently watched France enter Mali and Libya has been devastated. A small country like Ireland can be a significant player on the world stage by speaking out and emphasising its abhorrence of this type of behaviour. The world does not value the lives of the women and children of these regions the same as those at home or in America. This country needs to speak out as an independent nation.

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