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6/15/2025, 2:15:39 PM
>surrender
Misunderstanding of what happened. The IRA presented their terms multiple times during many secretive meetings with the British Government.
Every time, things would eventually fall apart or one side or the other would put their foot down. Toward the end of the conflict, peace talk infastructure existed but Sinn Féin (and the IRA) were excluded from them.
The British side demanded that the IRA disarm as a pre-requisite for talks. The IRA obviously said no. Eventually, Britain relented-and eventually got the Unionists to relent as well.
>why suddenly after 30 years of fighting
In the 70s many believed Britain would fold quickly. In the 80s, it was anyone's game. In the early 90s, another wave of "oh god, Britain are leaving" swept Northern Ireland. But by the mid-late 90s, people were just sick of the killing. Britain couldn't decisively destroy the IRA, and the IRA couldn't force Britain to leave-so the IRA stepped back and let Sinn Féin choose their direction.
Not the epic cool movie-tier ending to a war that some autists like, but the reality is that after 30 years of that shit people were tired of it.
Misunderstanding of what happened. The IRA presented their terms multiple times during many secretive meetings with the British Government.
Every time, things would eventually fall apart or one side or the other would put their foot down. Toward the end of the conflict, peace talk infastructure existed but Sinn Féin (and the IRA) were excluded from them.
The British side demanded that the IRA disarm as a pre-requisite for talks. The IRA obviously said no. Eventually, Britain relented-and eventually got the Unionists to relent as well.
>why suddenly after 30 years of fighting
In the 70s many believed Britain would fold quickly. In the 80s, it was anyone's game. In the early 90s, another wave of "oh god, Britain are leaving" swept Northern Ireland. But by the mid-late 90s, people were just sick of the killing. Britain couldn't decisively destroy the IRA, and the IRA couldn't force Britain to leave-so the IRA stepped back and let Sinn Féin choose their direction.
Not the epic cool movie-tier ending to a war that some autists like, but the reality is that after 30 years of that shit people were tired of it.
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