It wasn’t a “War”. By this I mean the current legal definition as stated in the Hague Conventions. No Declaration of War was made.
I am not arguing rights and wrongs, just stating the fact that it wasn’t a war.
This also applies to the Falklands Conflict, “War” was never declared.
Terrorists deserve a dose of their own medicine now and again.
So lets allow our military and politicians to do what ever they want completely outside the law. Or create new laws as required.
The Internment Law of 1971 probably did more to help the IRA than anything else.