Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-27-Speech-4-121"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030327.3.4-121"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-27-Speech-4-1222
lpv:speaker	lp:Luís Queiró2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; PETI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; UEN (2000-09-21--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the positions I have adopted on today’s votes on the crisis over Iraq have all been underpinned by an undeniable principle of solidarity. Now that war has begun, this should be a time for unity, whether or not one agrees with the war. When one of the Member States, the United Kingdom, is at war, our duty is to stand shoulder to shoulder with it. When any of our allies in the Atlantic Alliance calls for our solidarity, we must stand shoulder to shoulder with them, especially during the most difficult times, so that we can count on them in the event that our own security is called into question. Those who take the view that Resolution 1441 is inadequate should remember the 16 previous resolutions and the around 7 000 inspectors who in the last twelve years have spent almost seven years inspecting, without any visible results. Those who still prefer inspections to continue, using the rhetorical threat of the use of force, should remember that the disunity of the international community revealed in the UN Security Council has been the most lethal weapon ever given to Saddam Hussein. To those who, albeit entirely legitimately, are solely concerned with the humanitarian consequences of an armed conflict – and we are all concerned – I would say that we are opposing the harsh reality of the Iraqi people, who for decades have been subjected to a continual and silent ethnic cleansing and to the devastating consequences of a despotic, cruel and unpredictable dictatorship. We all want peace, as quickly as possible, but the peace that I want to see is a secure peace, without the threats of terrorism or of the use of weapons of mass destruction, a peace that entails freedom not only for us but also for the Iraqis, as well as prosperity that is properly shared with those who need it most."@en1

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