Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-12-Speech-3-060"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Iraq2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030312.1.3-060"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-12-Speech-3-0612
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, military intervention should only be used as a last resort and to use it now in Iraq would be premature and unjustified, with far-reaching consequences beyond its immediate target. Furthermore, trading insults across the Atlantic serves no purpose, and only makes matters worse. It is hurtful to be accused of being anti-American simply because one is opposed to the policy of the current US Administration. It adds further insult to injury when one is accused of forgetting the US contribution to two world wars. The reason why the European Union displayed such strong unity and solidarity in the wake of 11 September is because we appreciated that contribution, and value the strong transatlantic alliance. That does not mean that we should not be able to disagree on occasions, especially when we believe the strategy to be wrong. Foreign policy hawks in the US Administration would do well to remember that the roots of current world crises relating to Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden are a product of past dubious US foreign policy decisions. It was the US that provided resources and support to these unsavoury individuals when they were their allies. Now the whole world – not simply America – is paying the price of these errors of judgement. The UK and the US should pause and reflect before they embark on a course of action without UN authority. The UN is the accepted custodian of international law, with unique structures and processes to uphold it. This means that anyone supporting this principle must abide by its decisions, including the use of veto. One simply cannot adopt an approach. Military action without UN approval will increase antagonisms between the West and the Muslim world; it will inflame the Middle East and it will deal a devastating blow, not only to the credibility of the UN, but also to the future potential of the European Union Common and Foreign Security Policy."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Cushnahan (PPE-DE )."1 "à la carte"1

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