IRA
Irish Paramilitary Disarmament Resistance and Peace Process TerrorismDescription
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The IRA's Good Friday disarmament breach poisons the well, branded by Marbury as tainting Sinn Fein entirely; Toby acknowledges them as terrorists until armed surrender, dooming McGann's invite.
Via recent policy breach and historical shadow
Exerts veto power through non-compliance, blocking allied legitimacy
Undermines peace process by linking politics to violence
Hardliner resistance to Good Friday commitments
IRA's Good Friday betrayal—formally backing out of disarmament—anchors Marbury's indictment, affirmed by Toby, propelling the tension-deflecting quip; its specter vetoes Sinn Féin's White House play, embedding historical grudge in real-time policy.
Through referenced weapons non-surrender and Sinn Féin proxy
Wields veto power via terror stigma over U.S. ambitions
Stalls Protestant talks, poisons U.S. intervention
Hardliner dominance over peace faction
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