Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a brief comment. I think that everyone agrees on the importance of the role played by the United Nations.
In all the debates since this morning, there was a tendency to adopt an anti-American attitude, which is a very shallow thing to do. Events occurred, and I am thinking of the former Yugoslavia where intervention was not quick enough.
I would like to ask my hon. colleague, whom I wish to congratulate, a quick question. This is one of the first times he has risen in the House to speak.
Does he think that deploying American and British troops will have an impact on the effectiveness of the inspectors? I would like to try to strike a balance.
The role Americans have played for many decades in the preservation of freedom is considered quite constructive. In this respect, would the inspectors better assume their role if the Americans had not deployed troops to the Persian Gulf? The figure is 150,000 troops.