The Army will maintain 5,000 troops on garrison duties, thus bringing Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK. Security will be the responsibility of the police.
As I have said before I am pretty agnostic on the future of Northern Ireland (whether it stays part of the UK or forms part of a united Ireland that is). Whatever happens the resolution must be peaceful. I hope that (nationalist AND loyalist) terrorism has been consigned to the dustbin of history and we never see a similar operation in Northern Ireland again
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Let us all hope this is a new age for N. Ireland.
ditto Roland
Hopefully high employment in Ireland (North and Republic) is now making terrorism a less romantic option for youngbloods.
Pete
Amen to that. Maybe it will show the way to our doofuses as well...
I hope Northern Ireland has seen the end of the madness. Seeing two people I had considered scum working together for a better place is heartening.
Here's hopeing the economic miracle that the republic has seen hits the North too. Far better than violence in anyone's books
I hope so too Snoopy. If there is a part ofm the world that really needs peace it is your part
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