The old traditional Roman Catholic concept of the just war would have made most of the wars of the last two millennia unjust. Nevertheless, the concept is valid to this conflict. The professor of moral theology at Maynooth expressed the unambiguous view that none of the conditions of a just war could currently be said to be met in terms of the threat posed by Iraq. It is an interesting position, given that some of my colleagues have mentioned the Christian tradition. I am fascinated that a country whose political institutions appear to be Catholic seems able to ignore those who offer guidance about the morality of this conflict. That is why I am sceptical about the moral basis for military intervention. The short-term consequences will undoubtedly be large-scale civilian casualties. I and my party are not convinced that the weight of evidence in terms of non-compliance suggests a sufficient threat that would justify such losses.