I support the call for a broad debate on neutrality. However, that is not the debate we are having tonight, which merely questions whether we should be militarily aligned. I agree with Senator O'Toole that this country is not, and never has been, neutral. "Neutrality" is probably the second most abused word – the most abused word is "republicanism". People have all sorts of definitions of those words. It is defined by the international community as "a non-participation in armed conflicts among states". That legal definition is based on the 1907 Hague Convention. In reality, the legal definition of neutrality is totally different to having a policy of neutrality. The legal definition lays down the international law, whereas policy is something that a Government can adopt. Even though a legal definition exists, it does not apply under UN sanctions or UN actions where the international community decides to take action against states. It would be difficult to get a group of people to agree what exactly they mean by neutrality.