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Old 09-22-2018, 06:01 PM   #32
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A lot to answer here. It rains in Ireland more days than not, never noticed it having much of an impact on riots.

The IRA was stretched thin at the end of the troubles, but still was well capable of sustaining an armed campaign for quite a while. The decomission authorities estimated the IRA could have fielded two fully operational infantry battalions.

They were prevented from focusing on" local coppers and loyalist paramilitaries " when Britain deployed 20000 troops plus the SAS and British intelligence.

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