That was an exceptional episode in a period when NI was basically in a state of civil breakdown. I don't think you can extrapolate from that one datum.
It was an unfortunate coincidence at a point in time of aggressive soldiers, civil disobedience, no-go-areas and the presence of armed PIRA units.
For the next 30 years of 'troubles' there was never an action like that again by regular army forces, despite constant provocation and attacks against them.
The SWAT / armed police raids, on the other hand, are occurring every day in the USA.
I agree, I don't think that they are directly comparable - I was merely commenting on the fact that it is easy for us Europeans to make snide comments about the level of armed violence in the US when we actually have occasional outbursts of extreme levels of violence here, even if the overall level is much lower.
It was an unfortunate coincidence at a point in time of aggressive soldiers, civil disobedience, no-go-areas and the presence of armed PIRA units.
For the next 30 years of 'troubles' there was never an action like that again by regular army forces, despite constant provocation and attacks against them.
The SWAT / armed police raids, on the other hand, are occurring every day in the USA.