Seanad debates
Friday, 21 March 2003
Foreign Conflicts: Motion.
The Fine Gael Party has presented its analysis of the situation and expressed its regret at the fact that war is taking place without the support of the United Nations, which means we have to look at it in a different light. That said, I repeat that I see the core of the problem as being one man's dictatorship: a man who murdered his own people; invaded a neighbouring country; used weapons of mass destruction; and used chemical and biological weapons and, if he could, would do so again. The international community certainly needed to intervene but it would have been more correct and effective if it had been done under the auspices of the United Nations, as was the case in 1991. Questions must be asked about the future role and direction of the United Nations. The fact that both it and Security Council have been divided poses questions that require to be addressed as soon as possible.
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