The Hungarian prime minister, who has vowed to keep his country's troops in Iraq until at least the end of the year, said Saturday he did not believe in pre-emptive war. Speaking to a congress of his governing Socialist Party, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said an "uncertain and contradictory" world was experiencing a "brutal struggle" between civilizations, cultures and religions. "Personally, as the father of four children, as a young man, as a working Hungarian who trusts in the future, and as head of government, I believe not in preventive war but in policies which prevent conflicts," said Gyurcsany, 43. "Those who believe in the power of violence will fail." Earlier this week, Gyurcsany, who was elected to replace ousted Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy at the end of September, said that the future of the Hungarian troops stationed in Iraq was "one of the most important decisions" faced by his new government. --more 1516 Local Time 1216 GMT
