Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-09-15-Speech-3-046"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-09-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Iraq2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040915.2.3-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-09-15-Speech-3-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Ryszard Czarnecki2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; SEDE (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Samoobrona RP (2004-07-20--2008-01-23)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2006-11-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, like the vast majority of Polish people, I was and am opposed to the war in Iraq. I was also, like all of us in this House, opposed to Saddam Hussein. This is why I am entitled to say that Iraq should no longer divide Europe, and that the EU should act jointly to find a baseline consensus and put this consensus forward. This does not mean an artificial agreement or a fictitious unity. It means an understanding between the nations and governments of Europe, both those who supported intervention in Iraq and those who were opposed to intervention, and it means an understanding based on a concrete goal. This goal, which may not be very effective and may not solve all problems, but which is extremely concrete, would be to hold local elections as soon as possible, starting in Najaf and Karbala, for example. The building of democracy in Iraq must begin with the foundations, not the roof. These foundations are local elections and the establishment of regional authorities that have power and not merely rifles. The roof will be national elections, and this is the only appropriate order. We must be aware that local elections are a necessary medicine, but that they have side effects, and that they may result in the division of Iraq into Sunnite, Shiite and Kurdish zones of influence. This cannot be denied, but it is preferable to a situation in which everyone is permanently at war with everyone else. Finally, the European Union mission should be in Baghdad, not in Amman, which is a long way from the Iraqi capital. Let us not leave Baghdad to the US, as shirking responsibility is not a course of action that befits the EU."@en1

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