That's me Royal Engineer ,standing behind the barbed wire drinking tea .When we first went into Belfast in Aug. '69 everybody Catholics and Protestants were happy to see us that soon changed in '71.
And there it is in a nutshell, a totally intractable problem which typifies the whole situation. What actual part of the street to place a dividing line cannot even be agreed, and the army in the middle unable to satisfy no one. It would actually be laughable if it were not so sad and tragic given what was to follow in the coming years.
The myth that the army was impartial and there to keep two warring sides apart has long been exposed as nonsense. They took sides early on and actually held joint patrols with UDA units in those times.
The army at first accepted by the population. But a.mistake here a heavy hand there and you lose the hearts and you won't win. I'm just glad the peace holds. Too many innocents dying.
That's me Royal Engineer ,standing behind the barbed wire drinking tea .When we first went into Belfast in Aug. '69 everybody Catholics and Protestants were happy to see us that soon changed in '71.
Thank you for posting.
And there it is in a nutshell, a totally intractable problem which typifies the whole situation. What actual part of the street to place a dividing line cannot even be agreed, and the army in the middle unable to satisfy no one. It would actually be laughable if it were not so sad and tragic given what was to follow in the coming years.
True story
The myth that the army was impartial and there to keep two warring sides apart has long been exposed as nonsense. They took sides early on and actually held joint patrols with UDA units in those times.
Utter rubbish. They were there to keep peace, you idiot!
If they hadn't been sent the death toll of Catholics would have been in the 100s you idiot. SF propaganda bullshit.
@@paulnelson6277 they were invading scum just like the planters
@@paulnelson6277 lol, no way, picked there side from day one.
@@smudgeevans2693 So you admit Ulster Protestants where ethnic cleansing Irish Roman Catholics?
Was a 1 year old back then,!
12.18 What's Bryan Ferry doing there?
The kid at 1:45
Thank God.its now settled down. Always poor peaple suffer.
I'd like to take Bernadette Devlin up the chutney.
Or up the Shankill?
@@aalexjohna prefer that option
Fucking like a Monty python script...just tragic
The army at first accepted by the population. But a.mistake here a heavy hand there and you lose the hearts and you won't win. I'm just glad the peace holds. Too many innocents dying.
20 fucking feet
Such bigoted people....get on and live together and be happy in your life