They just refused to use armed force to make a community exit the UK when they wanted to remain."
Not a community Keith - an illegally armed political organisation who re-introduced the gun into Irish politics and threatened to invade Dublin.
The "community" were in no way consulted.
Beside the point anyway - the Army were under the command of the British Govenment and any refusal to obey orders would have been tantamount to rebellion - and we all know what you feel about that in regard to Ireland!!!
A "contemptible" what, did you describe it?
Wot Raggy just said - in spades!!
Jim Carroll