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So they have some R&D there. Lots of countries do that, and our relationship with them isn't quite the same. Lots of tech in Ireland for example, but we weren't

by tibbon 15y ago

So they have some R&D there. Lots of countries do that, and our relationship with them isn't quite the same. Lots of tech in Ireland for example, but we weren't getting in their mini-religious war quite so much in the 90's and protecting one side like that.

tkahn6 15y ago
> So they have some R&D there. As I outlined above and which you are purposely and blatantly ignoring, our relationship is more than economic. Ireland doesn't face an existential threat from anti-Western regimes, nor does it have the same military relationship that we do with Israel. The situations could not be more different.
mnemonicsloth 15y ago
The Irish were fighting against one of our closest allies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Relationship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Relationship