Left hypocrisy on army’s role

I AM disgusted at the hypocrisy of the left (Labour, Greens and SF-IRA) regarding the maintenance of the triple-lock on the Irish army serving overseas.

The left doesn’t want our army to be sent abroad to help the innocent victims of natural disasters and despots without a UN mandate.

Big deal, except that this mandate must be given by the UN security council whose five permanent members have a veto including, by implication, a veto over our army.