Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-01-19-Speech-2-132"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-01-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Iraq (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100119.7.2-132"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-01-19-Speech-2-1332
lpv:speaker	lp:Willy Meyer2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Izquierda Unida (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2011-10-04)3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Baroness Ashton, I am sorry but I do not share your optimism. It is good to be optimistic, but we cannot be optimistic about Iraq as things stand at the moment. As proof of this, the Commission has decided not to send observers because it cannot guarantee their safety. I believe this decision speaks for itself. It clearly shows that as far as Iraq is concerned – and I know that you do not want to talk about the past, but we have no option but to talk about the past – we are faced with a country that has been devastated, with more than 1 million people dead and 4 million homeless as a result of an illegal, unfair war based on lies. Neither were there any weapons of mass destruction nor any connection between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. That is the plain truth of it. The only thing that was true was the interest of the North American oil industry in gaining control of crude oil in Iraq. That is the plain truth. Moreover, that truth cannot reasonably continue with the presence of the occupying forces, which is distorting everything. I would not be surprised, at the moment, if the decision that has been taken to ban the opposition parties were to result in a genuine civil confrontation. Some European embassies do not currently rule out the eventuality of a military coup, an actual military coup in Iraq. The picture is therefore very gloomy. I call on you to work quickly to withdraw the occupying forces as soon as possible. This is the factor that is distorting the true situation in Iraq. The United Nations should therefore assume control and allow a transition that will ensure a return to normality for something that should never have been forsaken, in other words, international law."@en1
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