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"So far Afghanistan is the only case where a terrorist organisation has started a war with the world's most powerful democratic state and had a known address. That address was a backward state, which guarded a specific terrorist organisation, that was the Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban party. Thus, the democratic alliance was able to target its retaliatory blow at a defined geographical point that removed the tyranny of the Taliban and opened up the prospect of democracy to the Afghan people. Indeed, one could not fail to be moved by the sight of vast numbers of ordinary people, especially women from the countryside, going for the first time in their lives to vote for the hope of a better system, freedom and respect for all people. We will see that, although they may have supporters, following the removal of the Taliban, none of the terrorist organisations repeat the mistake of providing visiting cards with a specific address to be hit. They have forced others into a situation where all they can do is defend themselves and even more confusion is created when terrorists from Jordan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, who are active in Iraq, are called not invaders, but insurgents. However, Afghanistan, having become the first theatre of the global war on terror, is already creating a true democracy. Iraq is now the fatal front line of the fanatics' total war against the West, while Afghanistan is now almost behind the front. Nevertheless, the opportunity for democracy and human rights in Afghanistan is a great test for everybody. The European Union has made a significant contribution and the whole of Europe must lend a hand in the historic construction of this new state. I am proud that my country Lithuania is helping to do this by taking responsibility for one whole region. Lithuanians are helping to build the new Afghanistan. More European states could do the same. Success in Afghanistan will represent the first defeat of the front of global terrorists, as well as the hope that this new type of totalitarian aggression can be repelled. Thank you."@en1
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