What would have been the result of a President in the early 70's who was not only pro I.R.A. but was willing to publicaly praise them.
Yikes. Talk about political fall-out. What would London do?
I can't see anybody with such views being elected president. Admitting support for the IRA, a terrorist organization, is political suicide. Someone who is pro-IRA could get elected if they keep their views private until they enter the White House, or if their campaign downplays it.
The president's views would likely not influence foreign policy, as even his own partisan comrades would shun him. Upon seeking re-election, he would be harpooned by his opponent. The electoral map would be nearly one color.
From this side of the Atlantic it can seem that the US. gov has a tradition of tolerating Irish extremests. Feenians Invading Canada, Building Warships (Hollands Subs), granting asylam to wanted terrorists, granting asylam to escaped murderers from ulster, open fund raising for the I.R.A. (Noraid) welcoming their representatives to the Whitehouse. I also seem to remember reading that New York schools were teaching that the potato famine was an act of deleberate genocide, though I don't know if it's true.
As for the initial question what I thought was Ted Kenedy in the aftermath of a Bloody Sunday type event.
There are really two parts to the question of what happens next.
The reaction of in the US.
The reaction on H.M's government, do they tell him to mind his own business or lower their trousers and bend over as Britain is shafted again?
Other than the sorrow of the US when forced to choose between the collapse of the US's alliance system or a humiliating surrender by the this president, who will be lucky to finish his one term?![]()
Well, I live in New York, and according to my school district, it was a Genocidal Act against the glorious people of Ireland (I am part Irish and damn proud of it!). I am also ironically part British as well (I am dominantly Italian, then Irish, German, French, and Native American), but I prefer to not mention my British side.