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In 1971, Senator Ted Kennedy said the following while at the same time introducing a resolution that would demand that the UK withdraw its military from the conflict in Northern Ireland :
Ulster is becoming Britain's Vietnam... The conscience of America cannot keep silent when men and women of Ireland are dying. Britain has lost its way..." Source
What if Ted, whether then or sometime later, went on to declare his vocal support for the Provisional IRA.
What effect could this have had on Irish American-diaspora support for the Republican cause during The Troubles, and what effect could this have had, if any, in Northern Ireland.