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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Iraq2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030903.6.3-143"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-03-Speech-3-1442
lpv:speaker	lp:Paul Marie Coûteaux2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; 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) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Rassemblement pour la France (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EDD (2001-12-11--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, history often needs time to judge the pertinence and effectiveness of a political decision. In the case in point, it has scarcely need of time to judge the decision taken by President Bush and his henchman, the British Prime Minister, to destroy Iraq, for that was indeed the aim. In reality, history will recall that this sad affair is based on a double lie. I am not going to dwell on the first lie as it has been mentioned many times: it is the famous pretext that one has to destroy a country in order to get rid of its weapons of mass destruction. There were none, as we said, as the inspectors said, and that was confirmed. We must, however, look closely at the second lie, which is just as, if not more, serious. Do President Bush and Tony Blair really want to eradicate Islamicism or, on the contrary, did they want to promote it and establish it in Iraq? As I have already said in this House, a year ago Iraq was the only Arab country that was totally free of any trace of Islamic fundamentalism. Today, it is very much in evidence and plays there as in a playground. Will the empire continue for a long time to play with Islamic fundamentalism and will it continue to receive the backing of those who support it unconditionally? This is an extremely sad situation. There are many Members who supported that policy in this Parliament. I regret this on behalf of Europe for in actual fact all they have done is encourage a sad, short-sighted policy."@en1

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