Gerry Adams seems to be saying that if not for the Good Friday Agreement the IRA would have continued to kill hundreds of people

A letter from Professor JW Foster:
By Letters
Published 5th Apr 2023, 11:58 BST
Updated 5th Apr 2023, 11:58 BST
Adams said thousands of people are alive because of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. But 60% of those who were sent to their graves during the Troubles were victims of the IRAAdams said thousands of people are alive because of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. But 60% of those who were sent to their graves during the Troubles were victims of the IRA
Adams said thousands of people are alive because of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. But 60% of those who were sent to their graves during the Troubles were victims of the IRA

Gerry Adams is quoted as saying in a PA News Agency interview that "Thousands of people are alive today because of the peace brought about by the Good Friday Agreement" (see link below). Since 60% of those who were sent to their graves were victims of the IRA's terrorist campaign, is this not tantamount to saying that without the GFA, the IRA would have continued to kill many hundreds of people?

Professor. J.W. Foster, British Columbia, Canada

Thousands are alive today because of Good Friday Agreement – Gerry Adams

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