There are, on the other hand, some members who are employed for odd jobs, which nevertheless may be extremely important. What causes most trouble in philosophy is that we are tempted to describe the use of important odd job' words as though they were words with regular functions. L eaving the realm of philosophy for the standpoint of common sense, one is tempted to say that WEU has been an odd job organization.
C onsider the founding texts.
The Brussels Treaty, both in its original 1948 formulation and in its 1954 revised version, imposes very demanding obligations of defence solidarity on its signatory states. More demanding in fact than those stipulated by the Washington Treaty of 1949. WEU Member States are also members. For decades, therefore, nobody thought of WEU when seriously addressing European security and defence matters. I t would be wrong, however, to conclude that WEU was unimportant.