Billy you might have been responsible for some of those stats but I bet you would not want to be put back in that position again, or for the next generation to go through the same.
if the ****ers had ever managed to do one of my family id swing for the ****er and not rest till the perpetrator died a slow agonising death
you wouldnt say that if a member of your family had died in thats not my choice it would be the gangsters who say they represent the Catholics when all they did was rob and extort money whilst armed, scum bags
And with thousands dead they could all say they wanted revenge until there was no one left. It had to end and as in all conflicts of this nature it is only those who create the violence who can end it. Yes there were scum in both communities who used the troubles as cover for their criminal activities, there were also a lot of innocent people on both sides who would be dead now if brave men like Hulme had not brought the men of violence to the table.
It gives out a painful message I agree but to get peace you have to take some very difficult decision some of which in a normal sane world you would never take. But I think we can agree that back then Belfast was neither sane nor normal
It would have ended a lot quicker if politicians didnt tie our hands in dealing with them, why do you think so many local neighbourhood RUC officers were gunned down , because they knew who the filth were and they were **** scared in case they let on
Well said Washy...Of course I and many others I would imagine had deep reservations about murderers from both sides being let off the hook, but that's what it took to broker a peace deal and has most certainly proved to be the correct decision as the killings have virtually stopped.
every ****er we took in a snatch squad actually **** their pants when we got them, big brave lads ha ha, little ****ing weeds who only shot and bombed when they thought they were safe, and could bluff , and say they were an innocent civilian.
We will have to agree to disagree on that one. The end result would have been to recruit more to the 'cause' and yet more violence and more deaths including a lot of the lads in the services I don't think you and I have fallen out in the past and I don't intend to over this so I think I will as we will not agree on this subject probably better that I get back to talking football.
you know nowt about it, ask yourself how many known terrorists have died since the trouble stopped by accidents.
Worst thing we did was give the ****s political status. We should have treat them the same as the Germans did with the Baader Meinhoff Gang. Gun the ****s down & slaughter them.
bollocks there wasn't that many ever, they only joined for the promise of easy money the cause was just an excuse
As a member of the armed services yes no doubt you would and that is the right thing to do. But would you want to be in a position where you could be killed or that required you to kill someone. I would like to think that you never wanted to kill but did so in the line of duty.
