So was Lady Thatcher a "draconian militarist" whose actions prolonged the Northern Ireland conflict, as Gerry Adams contends?

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On the contrary, the line was that even the most hard-bitten militarist elements had accepted that republican credibility would not survive a second broken ceasefire.

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The militarist, even imperial avocation of an Alexander Hamilton or a Theodore Roosevelt is countered by the Jeffersonian wariness of war as the sport of tyrants.

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As he demonstrates, it is not necessary to be a dove or an anti-militarist to believe that, in some circumstances, it is appropriate and vital for politicians to immerse themselves in the details of military affairs.

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