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". – The Irish government has published the wording of the question which is to be submitted to Irish voters for the purpose of ratifying the Treaty of Nice by way of referendum. I believe the inclusion of an article which would prohibit Ireland entering into a common EU defence policy is a tactical mistake and it shows a clear misunderstanding of why Irish voters rejected the Treaty of Nice in the previous referendum. A survey examining the attitudes of those that opposed the Treaty revealed that ‘fear of loss of power influence and money’ rather than the issue of neutrality were the major factors.
Furthermore, this decision by a government led by a Fianna Fail Taoiseach is a betrayal of the European idealism of his predecessors as far back as Sean Lemass who indicated that Ireland would be willing to participate in a common EU defence policy.
It is also in marked contrast to the previously stated remarks of Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen in the Irish Examiner of the 3rd July 2000:
Instead of pandering to eurosceptics within his own party, such as Minister O’Cuiv, and eurosceptics outside it, he should be giving decisive leadership instead of further confusing the voters."@en1
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