Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-09-Speech-3-253"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-04-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Security and defence – priorities and deficiencies2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030409.5.3-253"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-09-Speech-3-2542
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, in relation to Iraq I have swung from anger, through despondency, to determination. I am angry at the arrogance and the hubris of the UK and the US in launching this war. I am despondent that the European Union has been so impotent in its efforts at seeking to stop this war and to achieve a peaceful disarmament of the Iraqis. But I am also determined to ensure, insofar as I can in my small way, that we have a united, coherent, cohesive, common European foreign and defence policy. I am convinced that a united European Union could have stopped this war, could have disarmed Saddam Hussein, and indeed could have played an important role in bringing peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. That possibility is still there and we should do everything we can to put aside our relatively petty differences, based on national egotism in many cases, to reach a common position for Europe. We have an important role to play in the world and we should seek to play that role now of all times. Faced with the biggest security crisis since the end of the Cold War we have failed as a Union to address that crisis in a serious and effective way. That is quite appalling. We would be foolish too to assume that the Iraqi war is a one-off war plan. It is obvious that Syria, Iran, Cuba indeed, and North Korea are also on the agenda. It is time the European Union got its act together and made it clear that we will not stand for the kind of actions that have been taken in relation to Iraq, that we will unite to put in place serious peaceful conflict-prevention mechanisms to achieve what the world needs, that is, stability and peace."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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