Last week I read the report in The Irish Times by Conor O'Clery on a speech made by the Irish ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Richard Ryan, at the University of St. Thomas and St. Paul in Minnesota on the theme of Ireland on the world stage. He pointed out how much we managed to do on the Security Council, particularly on Afghanistan, when we insisted that humanitarian and human rights concerns be at the centre of the engagement in that country. Senator Kitt was right to stress the human rights aspect in Iraq which, unfortunately, has gone by the wayside in the invasion and occupation. If we have such a good relationship with America, we deserve to be able to point out to a much greater extent that it has taken on huge responsibilities it is not fulfilling.