Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-26-Speech-3-047"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 21-22 March, 2003)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030326.5.3-047"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-26-Speech-3-0482
lpv:speaker	lp:Cecilia Malmström2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, of course it would have been better if the weapons inspectors had been given more time, if Saddam Hussein had respected the resolutions and if the UN had given a mandate for the intervention in Iraq. Now, the war is under way, however, and we must look to the future. The Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party hopes that the war will be short, that there will be as few civilian casualties as possible, that Turkey will not enter Kurdistan and that we shall soon be able to bring the Iraqi dictator to justice in The Hague. Those who were carrying placards here in the Chamber, bearing the words ‘Stop the killing!’ should call to mind how many hundreds of thousands of people have been murdered and driven out of the country by Saddam Hussein. The post-war period will see some arduous work begin, first of all of course in the form of humanitarian aid. Following that, Iraq must be reconstructed. Stable and democratic institutions must be created so that the Iraqi people can at last live in freedom and peace. The UN must have ultimate responsibility for this work, and the EU must make a generous contribution. Iraq must not become an American protectorate. What is more, new life must be breathed into the peace process in the Middle East. Transatlantic relations, which are in tatters, must be repaired. The UN needs to be reformed, and we must get a broad discussion under way about what international law really entails and about how it might be able to protect people in future. Finally, the EU must get its act together and show that it has learned from the of recent weeks. We need a common foreign policy. We can make a host of institutional changes but, as long as there is a lack of political will, the EU will fail to be heard in the arena of foreign policy."@en1
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