Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Blackrose87.

I am sorry to take issue with you and I hope this does not derail a very sensible discussion.

The British army did not and were not occupying part of your country when you were growing up. Their presence has always been and still is there in NI as a garrison just like Aldershot, or, Tidworth in England. However there certainly were reinforcements drafted in to assist the Civil Administration. An occupation? Most certainly not. I know that it does depend on point of view, but historically those are the facts.
Sorry jock, I think we'll just have to disagree on this point. I had to go through an army checkpoint everyday going home from school, sometimes being searched There were soldiers walking around the streets with rifles. Maybe I'm being naive, and the same kind of thing happened in Aldershot or Tidworth.