The Government should try to shorten the war. Now that there is one it is important that it is ended as quickly as possible. If allowing overflights or the use of Shannon Airport helps, it is a reasonable moral purpose to pursue. None of those who advocated a second resolution, even those who called most strongly for it, are changing their arrangements and I do not think the Government should change ours. It has a responsibility to protect the vital interests, including the economic interests, of this country. This requires us to stand by our friends while pointing out where we think they are going wrong. This is implicit, if not explicit, in the motion before the House. We should recognise the help America and Britain have given in the peace process. We should not take action that would appear to expel them from the decent world. We have an honourable role to play in healing and bringing people together. The world is complex and difficult choices must be made to find a path through a moral maze. People will differ but the Government's resolution has hit the right note. I commend the Minister of State for his work in this field in which I wish him well.