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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011024.8.3-181"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-24-Speech-3-1822
lpv:speaker	lp:Philippe Morillon2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2000-11-13--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2002-03-07)3 unknown; Union pour la démocratie française (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, if you would be good enough to take an interest in the debate, ladies and gentlemen, in our efforts to construct a common foreign and security policy we must not lose sight of the fact that, in the future, as in the present and the past, the European Union will certainly face the risk of its forces becoming involved in armed action. Let us not be under any illusion: if this were to happen, it would never be in a ‘clean’ war. No one is in a better position than a soldier to know that a war will always be ‘dirty’ and that, despite advances in technology, mankind will never be able to kill off all evil people just by pressing a button if only because it will find it impossible to tell the good from the bad with any degree of certainty. War will always be dirty and will always be an evil, but it could be ‘the lesser of two evils’, if it is only embarked upon in the aim of achieving a political objective that cannot be achieved through any other means. To quote Clausewitz, ‘War is only the continuation of politics by other means.’ It must, therefore, be ended as soon as its political objective is achieved and must not be embarked upon if there is no chance of achieving this objective. What is the objective of the war we have just embarked upon in Afghanistan? Everyone can see that it is to enable the Afghan people to rid themselves of a regime that has proved its barbarity. This seems today to be not only desirable, but also possible. We are sensitive to the suffering that this war is inflicting on the population and hope, therefore, that this objective is achieved as quickly as possible. We must therefore understand that a halt to hostilities, even a temporary one, would only strengthen the position of the Taliban. Let us show ourselves to be capable, having learned from the unfortunate experience of the Gulf war, of seeing it through to the end, in other words, to the establishment in Kabul of a regime that is acceptable to all Afghans. Let us show that we are capable of ensuring that country’s gradual return to peace and stability. To this end, many of us hope that the European Union will give its support to the negotiations currently taking place under the auspices of the United Nations, between the former king, Zaher Shah and the opposition’s representative. I would have liked to hear the personal opinion of Commissioner Patten on this matter. I realise that he is not present to be able to give an answer, and so I ask you, Mr Lamy, whether you would be good enough to give us your personal reaction to this idea. Thank you."@en1

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