The Nice treaty will not threaten or undermine our military neutrality. After the referendum we should look at our so-called neutrality. It is questionable whether Ireland has ever been neutral in the true sense of the word. If something is worth being in it is worth defending and protecting. It is in Ireland's interest to have a proper EU defence force to protect us from possible attack. Who knows where the Ryanair jet would have landed had the Swedish police not reacted so quickly. We are quick to condemn the atrocities of the Second World War yet in the recent past history almost repeated itself in the Balkans and the EU was powerless to defend the millions of victims who lost their lives.