VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris attacks

Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ... by rmc on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @10:25AM (#10581584)

The IRA was not bought down by miltiary operations. Various leaders of it are currentling serving in governments in Northern Ireland. (Martin McGuinness is Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Gerry Adams is a TD in Ireland)

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Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ... by ptaipale on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @09:58AM (#10588016)

> The IRA was not bought down by miltiary operations.

Yes, but I would say that the hope of any "military" achievements by IRA (in the sense of aggravating so much violence as to make UK give away North Ireland) was lost as funding and arms dealing was more difficult and surveillance more effective. So it was good sense to stick to the Good Friday agreement.

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