The report should serve to close the chapter of painful history known as the "troubles". Prosecuting is a bad idea. The British army, Loyalist paramilitaries and Nationalist paramilitaries all have their fair share of inexcusable crimes. As already mentioned, prosecuting the troops would be daft. We currently have certified former terrorists sat in the Northern Irish executive, do you think anyone has the moral authority to prosecute the troops involved in such circumstances?

I do hope however that the Nationalist community also refrains from using it as justification for the various atrocities they committed over the years. Neither side can claim the moral high ground in Northern Ireland, both sides need to move on and hopefully this report wont prevent that.