Newton Emerson - The IRA was defeated by American resolve
Newton Emerson wrote in the Irish News, August 1 2015: "A snattery statement from Gerry Adams on welfare reform, issued on the tenth anniversary of the IRA's disbandment, appears to have been partly provoked by misinterpreting a throwaway remark from David Cameron. “British resolve saw off the IRA,” Adams quoted the prime minister as saying, before correcting him with “the reality is that the IRA was never defeated”. What Cameron actually said, in a speech two weeks ago on Islamic extremism, was: “British resolve saw off the IRA's assaults on our way of life.” Not quite the same thing, with no mention of defeat. In any case, both men are wrong. The IRA was defeated ten years ago by American resolve, after Washington snubbed Adams and banned Sinn Fein fundraising following the Northern Bank robbery and the murder of Robert McCartney." Here: http://www.irishnews.com/opinion/columnists/2015/08/01/news/why-washington-won-t-touch-our-welfare-problem-208088/
