"Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Simon wrote:
>> "Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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>>>It is usually forgotten that when the British Army was initially deployed 
>>>to NI they were welcomed by the Catholic minority who hoped it would end 
>>>violence against their communities and lead to a fairer distribution of 
>>>community resources such as the public housing that their taxes were 
>>>paying for. Political reform never came. Instead of the problem being 
>>>dealt with through pragmatic politics, the army instead became an 
>>>instrument of supporting a corrupt police force and unjust system. You 
>>>mentioned the attacks on innocents during the conflict - it is also worth 
>>>remembering each of the Army/UDR/RUC/RUC(R) members killed as well. 765 
>>>service personnel - who instead of being involved in a dirty war should 
>>>have been investigating crimes, directing traffic, fulfilling British 
>>>army duties in Europe and elsewhere etc. 765 men and women is more than 
>>>the total KIA suffered in the Falklands, the (first)Gulf war, Afghanistan 
>>>and the Iraq conflict, and every other British deployment in the last 30 
>>>years combined. Another tragic waste of good men.
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>>>Non gratum anus rodentum
>>>
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>> It makes no sense to me. I mean, the Americans dropped 2 A bombs on Japan 
>> so why couldn't we drop 1 (only 1) on Ireland. It just makes no sense?
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> Not the sharpest knife in the drawer are you?

Yes, what I said was stupid.......................but you started it!
In my eyes (and the eyes of all right minded people) the Irish terrorists 
are morally bankrupt, this is where you and I differ. Perhaps we should 
leave it at that!

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> Non gratum anus rodentum
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