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      39 days ago

      The “again” at the end of your comment makes me wonder to what extent you believe the US was involved with propping up the IRA. They smuggled guns from America but I haven’t seen anything credible beyond that.

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        29 days ago

        yeah and that barely counts for anything, anyone can just come to the US and buy guns at the grocery store

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          29 days ago

          Don’t get to take it home with you though if that involves crossing international borders.

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        9 days ago

        Not only arms, but also money was raised and sent back to fund IRA activities.

        Sure… Not all Americans, but IRA funding and support was pretty widespread in places such as New York. (Not saying it’s not understandable why people with Irish heritage, or Americans in general would support the IRA, just that US support for them was a very helpful lifeline.)

        Edit: also smuggling guns into a conflict zone to arm one side is quite substantial help.