(1.Just dark ages stuff in #Ireland.A Seanad motion to enshrine #neutrality in constitution(would then take a referendum).Completely driven by #domestic politics, populist ideology&myths that persist with no heed for genuine national #security interests.
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(2.Claim that"unique voice for peace and reconciliation throughout the world"is just empty self-praise,naval gazing.Nobody has any evidence for this,anywhere,show me evidence before making claim!Ireland*is known*as free-rider that should be doing for its own & #European security!
(3.All 5 Nordic countries will be NATO members soon. 4 of them have far stronger track record in peace diplomacy&international development than Ireland. What about developing world states carrying some of largest burdens for UN #peacekeeping these days? #Ireland not"unique"here.
(4."Unique"claim above implicitly but stupidly insults EU&NATO.Are their UN-mandated stabilization missions,Ireland often participating not contributing to"peace and reconciliation"?If not,why then are UN diplomats pleading for EU&NATO to take more of global #peacekeeping burden?
*would also need to get through Dáil Éireann.
*should be doing more.
(5. I'll end it here. Another embarrassing day for national security in Ireland, but on a personally positive note, I like curiosity-driven research. This certainly gives me yet more curious issues to publish material.
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