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"en.20040916.3.4-096"2
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At the beginning of 2003, a majority in this Parliament was opposed to the plan for a pre-emptive war in Iraq. Meanwhile, it has been proven that the argument for this war, the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Saddam Hussein’s regime, was unfounded. Thanks to the intervention by the United States and its allies in Europe, Iraq has been turned into a breeding ground for fundamentalist Islamic resistance. There is now an overriding fear among politicians in Europe of the effects of the occupying forces withdrawing their troops. With or without immediate withdrawal, it is becoming urgent for Europe to disassociate from the American positions in Iraq. The United States is looking for oil, orders for US companies and the replacement of the euro by dollars for international contracts. It is failing to restore power stations, water purification plants, schools and hospitals.
Europe can take over this civil task and contribute to free elections by giving others, other than the conservative-religious forces and US satellites, a fair chance, such as the communists and the Kurdish parties in the north. As long as there are European forces, it should be clear that they limit their mandate to this, and will leave as soon as the Iraqi population asks them to. Whilst I object to a resolution which does not call for this, I obviously support the release of hostages, even if the chance of this happening is slim for as long as we cannot offer the Iraqi people any prospect for improvement."@en1
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