I know what people will say if we discuss this issue because I recall canvassing during the Nice referendum and talking to young mothers and members of Fianna Fáil and other parties who said that they did not want to commit the lives of their sons and daughters if we decided to give up our neutrality. Nothing has changed since then. The Iraqi war, which was illegal, immoral and unjust, has created an atmosphere that will not enable neutrality to be diluted. It is an insult to the intelligence of the people to suggest that they do not know what is neutrality. They know in their hearts what is neutrality. It is not being anti-British or selfish; it is a stand which represents independence and sovereignty and which is based on justice. While I welcome the debate, I hope our neutrality will not be sidelined, either through confusing the issue or otherwise.