伊拉克的叛乱分子，正如英国人所承认的，仅用了三年的时间就能应对它们敌方的技术优势，而同样的应对能力北爱的爱尔兰共和军花了30年都没做到。
The insurgents in Iraq, as the British admit, were able in just three years to cope with their enemies’ technological superiority in a way that the IRA in Northern Ireland was unable to do in 30 years.