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In your post 202, you stated, "Ireland's deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, was caught on tape last week indicating his fellow ministers should not talk about the resumption of border checks publicly for fear of a backlash.
Who do you think he fears that backlash from?
From the voters who don't want a hard border, not from the IRA.
Never said that a hard border will be popular, I just said that it won't lead to an armed uprising.
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In your post 209, you stated, I never said UK is forced to have a hard border, and most likely they won't. It is the EU who will set up Border controls.
Who from the EU is going to set up Border controls? The Irish and UK have stated not them. Is it going to be your non existent EU army?
First off, stop with yout EU army nonsense. There is a plan to have an EU army, but at the moment there is an EU military cooperation. Do you deny that EU cooperate militarily?
The borders will be set up by the irish government. They will do it because they have a responsibility to protect the single market.
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I will tell you once again. There will not be one single soldier from any country in the EU on Irish soil. Not one.
Of course Ireland will ask for military help if they need it.
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Do you see how this sounds? Over import and export issues, you say the EU will enforce the border. If necessary they will send in an EU army. Also, if the IRA kill any civilians, the UK army no doubt will fight the IRA at the border. Do you have any clue what you're talking about? Fight them how? The UK army is not allowed to put one foot on Irish territory. That's why we had so many problems with them during the so called troubles. They ran back across the border, and we couldn't pursue them.
If there is a massive IRA uprising that requires 50000 tropps to contain, then the UK army will fight them on their side. Ireland and the EU will fight them on the EU side. And the US will help both sides.
Even an extremly strong IRA will get crushed in a few weeks. In reality it will not be a big issue, no military intervention will be required.
From the voters who don't want a hard border, not from the IRA.
If there is a massive IRA uprising that requires 50000 tropps to contain, (your figure) then the UK army will fight them on their side. Ireland and the EU will fight them on the EU side. And the US will help both sides.
You keep making me come back with your nonsense. Where did I say 50,000 troops? I never said any such thing.
OK, you keep telling yourself the Irish government are worried about the voters wanting no hard border.
You keep making me come back with your nonsense. Where did I say 50,000 troops? I never said any such thing.
OK, you keep telling yourself the Irish government are worried about the voters wanting no hard border.
Goodbye once again.......
Sorry, it was the user who started the IRA discussion who came with the 50000 figure. I then said in such a big conflict there will be military help from the EU, and then you came in and said no, there will never be foreign troops on irish soil, it will lead to carnage. You have also said a lot of things yourself.
You said IRA will find back their weapons, the weapons will be well oiled, community will support them even though they kill civilans at the border, many irish politicans will support the IRA killings and they will train lots of new recuits. All of this is going to happen, because of some border controls that most likely are temporary. Do you know how absurd that sounds?
Somehow they will manage to do all of this without getting caught. Even WaldoKitty is taking my side on this issue, calling it the IRA bogeyman and not a real threat.
Well this thread has turned odd, IRA, American soldiers? How ironic would it be if the IRA started murdering US servicemen and the English were putting money into IRA collection tins that were sat on the bars in London pubs! :-/
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