I do not wish to misrepresent or caricature President Bush or Condoleeza Rice – both of whom I have heard speak at first hand – but there is widespread concern that there is too much belief by our friends in the United States in the efficacy of force and not necessarily always as a last resort. The template for me on all such matters are the principles laid down by Eamon de Valera, a very thoughtful international statesman. I would like to quote from a speech made by him in 1955. He made the point that a small country, in an alliance or not, would not be consulted about when a war commenced. That is true.