Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-25-Speech-4-111"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:VOTE2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011025.1.4-111"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-25-Speech-4-1122
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2000-11-09--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". The existence and maintenance of an army is always justified by the argument that it was necessary in order to defend the freedom of the country's own territory and to discourage potential occupying forces. Because nobody likes to be occupied, the existence of such an army is accepted by a majority of people, albeit often with doubt or reluctance. Action by armies outside their own borders, on the other hand, is always rightly regarded as a form of aggression and imperialism. In recent years, there has been an offensive to justify the action of armies outside their own territory. This happened in Iraq and in Kosovo, and it is now happening in Afghanistan. When Mr Solana took up office, I heard him say that he knows of many places outside the territory of the EU where an army could be deployed. Mr Brok wants a decision on the operational readiness of a European ‘Rapid Reaction Force’ to be reached soon. I reject this part of his proposals, although I do share his views on the struggle against money laundering and against the international drugs trade, finding a humanitarian and political solution for Chechnya, strengthening the peace-building capacity of the United Nations and making aid for Macedonia dependent on the implementation of the agreed amendment to the constitution."@en1

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