US and France would not shy from a Loughgall-style response to Isis

The IRA and its apologists must have had the luck of the Irish on their side by operating their terrorist campaign in the pre 9-11 era. Rewrite the Loughgall story from a 2016 / Isis perspective, and we can see how perverse the bleating from the IRA apologists really is:
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Feb 2016, 09:33 BST
Updated 1st Feb 2016, 09:40 BST
Aerial view of the scene of the 1988 Loughgall attack that was folied by the SAS, in what is now said to have been a disproportionate response. Pic PacemakerAerial view of the scene of the 1988 Loughgall attack that was folied by the SAS, in what is now said to have been a disproportionate response. Pic Pacemaker
Aerial view of the scene of the 1988 Loughgall attack that was folied by the SAS, in what is now said to have been a disproportionate response. Pic Pacemaker

‘US Navy Seals acted disproportionately in the deaths of eight Isis fighters in New York’

Or:

‘French Special Forces acted disproportionately in the deaths of eight Isis fighters in Paris theatre attack’

Absurd, isn’t it?

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We would not be questioning whether the Isis terrorists should have been arrested. We would have been celebrating the bravery and skill these soldiers demonstrated in preventing a murderous attack.

Keith Montgomery, Vancouver, Canada

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