Treaty is not a threat to neutrality

KEVIN FOLEY (Letters, April 16) makes so many incorrect statements about the Lisbon treaty it would be difficult to address them all in one attempt.

Three of his charges, however, are particularly serious.

Firstly, he tells us that “under the Lisbon treaty there would be a duty on all EU states militarily to assist a fellow member at risk of aggression. Had the provisions been in place in 2003, Irish troops would now be part of an occupation force in Iraq”.