Seanad debates

Thursday, 10 April 2003

We need to examine seriously how this will move forward. Now that that aspect is over, can we examine others? I am most concerned about where we stand on the United Nations. I have no doubt that the United States is opposed to UN involvement. This war took place apparently to disarm the regime in Iraq and has changed its emphasis towards putting a new regime in place and installing democracy. While none of us could oppose this, it was not the reason given to the United Nations and there is now a view in the United States that the United Nations should not be involved. This is a serious issue. I appeal to Members on both sides of the House to keep a close eye on what happens, especially to the Kurds who have always been the meat in the sandwich between the Turkish and Iraqi regimes and when it suited western governments.

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