Seanad debates
Wednesday, 25 June 2003
Military Neutrality: Motion.
We have discussed tonight and on many previous occasions our superb historical record in relation to peacekeeping and what somebody else described as a limited degree of peace enforcement. That stands as something of which we can be proud. However, we must recognise that the world is changing. We must recognise the need for Europe to speak as strongly as possible with one voice. Some spoke about the debates we had on Iraq. One of the big issues during that debate was that Europe was not standing together and could not speak with one voice. Until there is the possibility of a common European defence policy, we will not be speaking with that one voice. We must play a key role in the creation of that policy.
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