What do you think of the Irish Republican Army?

Question

The IRA, Sinn Fein, etc. I think it is a very interesting organization. They want to free Northern Ireland from British imperialism, yet they kill the citizens of Northern Ireland to do it. What do you think about the Irish Republican Army?

Answer 1

They're terrorists. End of story.

The IRA fought for the Axis in World War II in case you didn't know.

I also witnessed an exploding mailbox when I went to the UK in the early '90s. One person was injured. These guys are nutjobs.

Answer 2

They give Christians uncomfortable problem to explain why not all terrorists are Muslim.

Answer 3

I'm glad you find the IRA 'interesting'.  It's certainly interesting to drag a man out of his house in the middle of the night kicking and screaming and then put a bullet in his head in front of his wife and children. That's terribly interesting, isn't it?

I think any 'organization' that uses terrorism like this as a means to an end needs to be wiped out, whether it's a freedom fighting faction, or a radical religious group.  

Answer 4

I like them better than the UVF.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volu...

Answer 5

I think they are fighting for a good purpose they are trying to be free They should be fighting in England and not northern Ireland They should do a big protest or boycott  

Answer 6

They tried to kill my Iron Lady!  Death to them all!

Answer 7

Is part of the international terrorist network.  Has had past ties to the PLO and South Africa's African National Congress and the Nicaraguan Sandinistas.  Probably had ties to the Soviet KGB as well, but that's an educated guess as the KGB orchestrated the terror network worldwide.  

Answer 8

Leave sleeping dogs lie !

Answer 9

Pipe bombing nut jobs. There was a kid at school talking in a poorly imitated Irish accent, an accent that fell somewhere between Scottish and Australian, asking if I'd like to join the IRA. I said "Why support terrorism", he laughed, said "It's the Irish Republican Army, not the Irish Communist Army!" and walked away. #1-How is communism linked to terrorism? and #2-Republican does not mean right-winged pro-life pro-gun Americans!

Ignorant Americans...

Anyway, to answer your question (Sorry about veering off into left field there) they formed with the right intentions, I believe Northern Ireland should be part of Ireland, but then, as you say, they kill citizens of Northern Ireland. As stated before, they're pipe bombing nut jobs.