Original: Adams ( allegedly ) rose to become the most senior figure in the IRA Northern Command on the basis of his absolute rejection of anything but military action , but this conflicts with the fact that during his time in prison Adams came to reassess his approach and became more political .
Simplified: Adams was supposed to have become the most senior figure in the IRA Northern Command because he wanted only military action , but during his time in prison Adams came to thought about his ideas and became more political .