Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 April 2003

Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq: Statements.

 

I recently read a line in the newspaper that sickened me. An American soldier said, "I had to kill that chick because she was in my way." I could not believe what he had said. They have a role to play but I could not believe he would use such an insensitive line. Perhaps he did have to kill her but it was the way he said that turned me off. There must be another way of doing this. I do not want Saddam Hussein or the current situation to continue. I want a democratic country, young people to receive an education and enjoy freedom of expression in the same way we do. I want to give Iraq the same sense of identity as we have. We must keep fighting to ensure people in the eastern part of the world are aware that we are on their side. We are not against them, we want simply to liberate them. That is my message today. We can do this best on a humanitarian basis. I hope we will keep pushing this line to alleviate the suffering.

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